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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2000
Robert Frigg, Bettlach, CH;
Markus Hehli, Frauenkirch, CH;
Synthes (USA), Paoli, PA (US);
Abstract
A clamp for an external fixation device includes a basic body fitted with a first, continuous borehole for receiving a longitudinal support and a second, continuous borehole disposed perpendicular to the first borehole and partly intersecting it for receiving a tension bolt. The tension bolt includes a transverse borehole for receiving a bone fixation device, such as a bone pin, and further includes threading at one free end for engagement with a nut that forms a stop against the basic body. Tightening of the nut on the tension bolt permits the bone fixation device to be held against the basic body. An additional, threaded borehole is provided in the basic body, terminates in the second borehole, and receives a fixation screw. The diameter of the tension bolt can be less than the diameter of the second borehole and the fixation screw can be used to position the tension bolt so that it lies across a portion of the first borehole and bears tangentially against the longitudinal support.
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