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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2023
Orthofix S.r.l., Bussolengo, IT;
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX (US);
Andrea Forcolin Cominotto, Padua, IT;
Nicola Gaburro, Caselle di Sommacampagna, IT;
John David Ross, Jr., Ovilla, TX (US);
Karen Divita Standefer, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Mikhail Samchukov, Coppell, TX (US);
Alexander Cherkashin, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Orthofix S.R.L., Bussolengo, IT;
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A tool for adjusting an external fixation strut includes a first connecting portion adapted to perform data communication with the external fixation strut via a connecting portion, and a controller which includes command instructions. Based on the command instructions, the controller is configured to download prescription data including instructions for performing an adjustment of the external fixation strut of the patient, after the tool has been coupled with the external fixation strut, recognize a coupling state with the external fixation strut. Once the coupling is complete and data with the external fixation strut have been exchanged, wait for a date and/or time in which the prescribed adjustment is to be applied based on the prescription data. A related external fixation strut and a related medical assembly are also disclosed.