Patent ID: 8858566
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A bone distractor assembly configured to distract first and second bone segments that are separated by a bone gap, the distractor assembly comprising: a distractor having a first coupler and a second coupler distal to the first coupler; a first footplate configured to be releasably engaged to the first coupler, the first footplate being configured to attach to bone; a second footplate configured to be releasably engaged to the second coupler, the second footplate being configured to attach to bone; a locking mechanism including a tube that is movable with respect to the distractor between a locked position and a released position, such that when the tube is in the locked position, the tube maintains the first and second footplates in engagement with the first and second couplers, respectively, and when the tube is in the unlocked position, the first and second footplates are disengaged from the first and second couplers, respectively; and a release actuator extending through the tube and operably coupled to the distractor, such that movement of the release actuator to a removal position causes the distractor to be removed from the first and second footplates.