Patent ID: 9084632
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic device for fixating bone parts using two sets of one or more bone fixation pins, the orthopedic device comprising: a fixator body having a first part and a second part, the first and second parts being connected by a joint, the first part having an internally threaded bore extending longitudinally therethrough, the second part having a bore extending longitudinally therethrough; a first pair of opposed longitudinally extending slots in the first part of the fixator body; a first pin-holder received within and threadably engaging the internally threaded bore of the first part and configured to removably hold a first of the two sets of one or more bone fixation pins extending through the first pair of opposed longitudinally extending slots, the pin-holder longitudinally movable within the first part for controlling the position of the set of bone fixation pins within the first part; a second pair of opposed longitudinally extending slots in the second part of the fixator body; a second pin-holder received within the bore of the second part and configured to removably hold a second of the two sets of one or more bone fixation pins extending through the second pair of opposed longitudinally extending slots, the pin-holder longitudinally movable within the second part.