Patent ID: 9549762
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A disposable medical device, for an articulation element for a relative positioning of fixation bars, rods or pins of an external fixator, comprising: at least one clamp having first and second jaws for positioning the rods or pins to be introduced into the medical device and having an opening between the first and second jaws; a rigid insert arranged in the opening of the clamp in a manner allowing clamping of the bars, rods or pins; wherein the insert is made of a material having characteristics that are altered when being heated over a threshold temperature, wherein the threshold temperature is higher than 50° C. and less than 140° C.; and wherein the insert material alters its state from a rigid state to a viscous state at the threshold temperature so that the insert material is arranged in the opening in a manner preventing the clamping of the bars, rods or pins.