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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
May. 02, 2023
Orthofix S.r.l., Bussolengo, IT;
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX (US);
Daniele Venturini, Povegliano Veronese, IT;
Andrea Ottoboni, Giacciano con Baruchella, IT;
Gianluca Milano, Verona, IT;
John D. Ross, Jr., Ovilla, TX (US);
Karen D. Standefer, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Mikhail L. Samchukov, Coppell, TX (US);
Alexander M. Cherkashin, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX (US);
Orthofix S.R.L., Bussolengo, IT;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to external fixation struts and systems utilizing the external fixation struts. The struts include an elongated body comprising a first and a second hollow tubular shaft and include opposite connectors respectively coupled to an end portion of the first or the second shaft and each including a ball and socket joint. One shaft may have an internal diameter that is slightly larger than the external diameter than the other shaft to host internally the other shaft in a slidably and telescopic manner. A clamp element may provide a fast gripping action stopping the telescopic sliding of one shaft inside the other shaft. Each ball and socket joint connector may be structured to allow an angular movement of the corresponding connector with a spherical angle up to at least 90°.