Patent ID: 6328743
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method for constructing and using a device for rapid reattachment of a bone flap to a cranium after a surgical operation, wherein the method comprises:(i) constructing a device comprising:(a) a pin comprising and elongated shaft;(b) an inner disk; and(c) an outer disk, wherein the outer disk comprises a central bore;(ii) assembling the pin and inner disk together to form a pin and inner disk assembly such that the inner disk is located at one end of the pin;(iii) mounting the outer disk on the shaft of the pin with the shaft of the pin extending into and out of the central bore of the outer disk;(iv) positioning the device such that the inner disk is positioned in the inside of the cranium with the shaft of the pin extending into and out of the kerf between the bone flap and the cranium;(v) longitudinally moving the outer disk downwardly on the shaft of the pin toward the inner disk until disk securely engages the outside of the bone flap and the cranium, such that the bone flap is securely held in place between the inner disk and the outer disk; and(vi) trimming off an excess portion of the shaft extending out beyond the outer disk.