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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2015
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
James Edward Orsak, Eads, TN (US);
Kian-Ming (Kevin) Wong, Cordova, TN (US);
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
An orthopedic device includes a fixator body having a first part and a second part that are connected by a joint and having an internally threaded bore extending longitudinally therethrough. A first pair of opposed longitudinally extending slots is provided in the first part and a second pair of opposed longitudinally extending slots is provided in the second part. A first and second pin-holders are received within and threadably engage the internally threaded bore of the first part and the second part, respectively, and are configured to removably hold a first and second sets of one or more bone fixation pins extending through the first and second pairs of opposed longitudinally extending slots, respectively.