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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
May. 04, 2012
Gary D. Barnett, Wabash, IN (US);
Paul Slagle, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Mark Lester, Warsaw, IN (US);
Mark R. Brinker, Houston, TX (US);
Philip H. Frank, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Gary D. Barnett, Wabash, IN (US);
Paul Slagle, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Mark Lester, Warsaw, IN (US);
Mark R. Brinker, Houston, TX (US);
Philip H. Frank, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A ratcheting strut comprising: (a) a ratchet box including a through passage; (b) a first tube sized to extend at least partially through the passage, the first tube including ratchet teeth that engage corresponding ratchet teeth of the ratchet box; (c) a second tube mounted to the ratchet box in parallel with the first tube, the second tube operatively coupled to a second fixation adapter; and (d) a threaded rod operatively coupled to a nut and a first fixation adapter, the threaded rod repositionably mounted to the first tube, where the nut is operatively coupled and repositionable with respect to the first tube.