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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2011
Applicants:
David Edward Chreene, Hernando, MS (US);
Gene Edward Austin, Bartlett, TN (US);
Inventors:
David Edward Chreene, Hernando, MS (US);
Gene Edward Austin, Bartlett, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An external fixation component includes a capture member defining opposing grooves on opposite lateral sides of the capture member for capture of an element of an orthopedic fixation system. The capture member includes a base and a head coupled to the base to define a component axis that extends through the base and through the head. The base and the head are coupled for relative lateral translation in opposing directions such that the element can be captured by the capture member in either of the opposing grooves.