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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick Evrard, Orleans, FR;
Michel Di Shino, 92140 Clamart, FR;
Christian Steenman, 78000 Versailles, FR;
Georges Dalzotto, 92 Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Sylvain Rigal, 92140 Clamart, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/04 ;
Abstract
The invention applies to the field of medicine, particularly to bone surgery. The invention relates to a monolateral orthopedic external fixation device for immobilizing a fractured bone having a rigid support, at least two pins screwed into the bone and joined to the rigid support by a connecting mechanism comprising a pin-holding device composed of two identical parts forming a clamp whose two opposing faces have depressions. These depressions are able to receive and hold pins with diameters from 3 to 6 mm.