Patent ID: 6537275
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A clamp element for securing at least one bone fragment stretching wire or at least one bone screw to a fixator ring of an external fixator apparatus having a rod and ring, the fixator apparatus used for stabilizing fractures in orthopedic surgery, said clamp element comprisinga first part and a second part associated with each other at a swivel joint, each part comprising an elongated cylindrical body, said elongated cylindrical body comprising at least one hole of a predetermined diameter for clamping the stretching wire or the bone screw therein, a free end, a threaded seat formed in said free end of each of the elongated bodies, each said threaded seat being co-axial with the respective elongated body, and a nut or screw adapted to engage the rod or ring to clamp the clamp element to the rod or the ring.