Patent ID: 6235029
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
Orthopaedic device for the gradual correction of angular and longitudinal defects of elongated bones, comprising at least one first clamp for a first group of screws insertable in a proximal portion of a bone, and at least one second clamp for a second group of screws insertable in a distal portion of the bone, a longitudinal guide bar positioned externally of the limb to be corrected for slidably supporting said clamps in longitudinally distanced positions, at least one of said clamps being selectively angularly orientable relative to said other clamp about a substantially transverse axis for carrying out angular corrections of the bone, said orthopaedic device further comprising compression/distraction means movably connected to said first and second clamps for carrying out longitudinal corrections of the bone, said at least one orientable clamp having angular adjustment means for changing the relative angular positions of said clamps in a predetermined geometric plane, as well as transverse adjustment means coupleable with the group of bone screws carried by said clamp for repositioning the clamp along the length of the screws to compensate for the lateral or longitudinal movement of the clamp relative to the bone induced by the angular correction.