Patent ID: 6428540
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for repositioning fragments of a fractured bone comprising:a first clamping unit adapted for attachment to the bone by at least one first bone fastener; a second clamping unit adapted for attachment to the bone by at least one second bone fastener; a first translation component operatively associated with at least one of the first and second clamping unit for relative translational movement of one clamping unit with respect to the other along a first translation axis; a first rotation component operatively associated with at least one of the first and second clamping unit for relative rotational movement of one clamping unit with respect to the other about a first rotation axis; a second translation component operatively associated with at least one of the first and second clamping unit for relative translational movement of one clamping unit with respect to the other along a second translation axis; a second rotation component operatively associated with at least one of the first and second clamping unit for relative rotational movement of one clamping unit with respect to the other about a second rotation axis; a third translation component operatively associated with at least one of the first and second clamping unit for relative translational movement of one clamping unit with respect to the other along a third translation axis; and a third rotation component operatively associated with at least one of the first and second clamping unit for relative rotational movement of one clamping unit with respect to the other about a third rotation axis, wherein each of the translation and rotation components can be operated independently of the others.