Patent ID: 11969191
Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 26:
27. An external bone and/or tissue fixation system, comprising:
a first platform configured to couple to a first bone and/or tissue segment;
a second platform configured to couple to a first bone and/or tissue segment; and
a plurality of length-adjustable struts coupled between the first and second platforms, wherein at least one of the plurality of length-adjustable struts comprises a first strut comprising:
a strut body comprising an internal cavity, an internally threaded adjuster and a first axial end portion that comprises at least one first joint member configured to movably couple the strut body and a first external fixation platform together;
an externally threaded first rod extending axially within the internal cavity of the strut body and operably threadably coupled with the adjuster, the first rod comprising a second axial end portion with at least one second joint member configured to movably couple the first rod and a second external fixation platform together, wherein the first rod axially extends from within the internal cavity, past a second axial end portion of the strut body, and to the at least one second joint member; and
at least one externally threaded second rod comprising a fourth end portion that is configured to couple with a third axial end portion of the first rod such that the first and second rods extend coaxially,
wherein an axial length of the strut assembly extending between the first axial end portion of the strut body and the second axial end portion of the first rod is adjustable via rotation of the adjuster, and
wherein the strut body and the first rod are configured such that the second rod is attachable to the first rod while the strut body and the first external fixation platform remain coupled together via the at least one first joint member, while the first rod and the second external fixation platform remain coupled together via the at least one second joint member, and while the first rod remains operably coupled with the adjuster.