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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2010
Robert N. Hotchkiss, Riverside, CT (US);
Joseph Lipman, New York, NY (US);
Darrick Lo, Greenbrook, NJ (US);
Robert N. Hotchkiss, Riverside, CT (US);
Joseph Lipman, New York, NY (US);
Darrick Lo, Greenbrook, NJ (US);
The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
External fixation devices and methods of use are provided. A device for external fixation of a joint includes a first pin block for connection to a first skeletal element and a second pin block for connection to a second skeletal element. The device includes a connection assembly that is releasably attached to at least one of the pin blocks. The device is locked in an original position when the connection assembly is attached to both of the pin blocks, and is unlocked when the connection assembly is detached from at least one of the pin blocks.