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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Gene Edward Austin, Bartlett, TN (US);
Anthony James, Bartlett, TN (US);
Wayne Rankhorn, Rossville, TN (US);
Johnny Mason, Memphis, TN (US);
Carlos Rodriguez, Gleason, TN (US);
Gene Edward Austin, Bartlett, TN (US);
Anthony James, Bartlett, TN (US);
Wayne Rankhorn, Rossville, TN (US);
Johnny Mason, Memphis, TN (US);
Carlos Rodriguez, Gleason, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for externally fixing and precisely adjusting fractures, such as fractures near the ankle, are disclosed. In one embodiment, an external fixation apparatus includes a first member attachable to a first bone segment through pins, a second member coupled to the first member through a lockable ball joint, wherein first and second ends of the second member may be translated transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the second member, and a pin clamp coupled to and rotatable about the second member through a lockable joint and attachable to a second bone segment. The pin clamp and the second member may be releasably coupled.