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Patent No.:

US 9820776 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:

Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);

Inventors:

Jeffery T. Cresina, Warsaw, IN (US);

Mark Lester, Warsaw, IN (US);

Assignee:

Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/66 (2006.01); A61B 17/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/6416 (2013.01);
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 teeth that engage corresponding 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.


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Cresina, Jeffery. (2017). Ratcheting strut (U.S. Patent No. 9820776). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9820776

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