Patent ID: 6176860
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A dynamic external fixator, comprising:an elongate body having an axial bore accommodating, in a first portion thereof, at least part of a first member of a universal joint and, in a second portion thereof, a linear guide means;a first arm having an end portion carrying a second member of said universal joint, said arm being provided with a plurality of apertures for the traversing therethrough of bone pins; anda second arm integral with, or fixedly attached to, a member of said guide means and provided with a plurality of apertures for the traversing therethrough of bone pins, and spring means accommodated in said axial bore of said body and bearing, on the one hand, against said first member of said universal joint and, on the other, at least indirectly, against said guide means, thereby opposing forces acting on said second arm.