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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2010
John M. Noon, West Chester, PA (US);
Ryan Sellman, West Chester, PA (US);
Timothy M. Sellers, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew Shanaman, Baltimore, MD (US);
John M. Noon, West Chester, PA (US);
Ryan Sellman, West Chester, PA (US);
Timothy M. Sellers, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew Shanaman, Baltimore, MD (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A bone distractor assembly configured to distract first and second bone segments on opposite sides of a bone gap is provided. In one embodiment the distractor assembly includes a distractor having a first coupler and a second coupler, a first footplate releasably coupled to the first coupler, a second footplate releasably coupled to the second coupler, and a locking mechanism releasably coupling the first and second footplates to the first and second couplers. The first and second footplates releasably are each configured to attach to bone. The locking mechanism includes a tube, wherein removal of the tube releases the first and second footplates from the first and second couplers.