Patent ID: 9675383
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An articulation device for an external fixation apparatus for treating a patient, the articulation device having a longitudinal axis and comprising: a clamp mechanism defining a socket; an adjustable jaw pair arranged within the socket, the jaw pair being configured to capture a rigid element of the external fixation apparatus, each jaw of the jaw pair comprising a curved outer surface interfacing with a curved surface of the socket; a reference component offset along the longitudinal axis from the clamp mechanism; and a coupling mechanism arranged between and coupling the clamp mechanism and the reference component, the coupling mechanism allowing the clamp mechanism and the jaw pair to rotate together relative to the reference component about the longitudinal axis, the coupling mechanism comprising a curved surface interfacing with the curved outer surface of each jaw of the jaw pair, and the jaw pair being pivotable within the socket and relative to the clamp mechanism about a first transverse pivot axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.