Patent ID: 8409201
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for fixation of bone fractures, comprising: a securing portion for percutaneously securing fractured bone segments, the securing portion having first and second arms that extend in a parallel relationship with each other and are separated from each other by a distance, the securing portion having securing members that extend from the first and second arms and, when in use, engage and stabilize the bone segments; and a compression portion, coupled to the securing portion at a pivot joint, that adjusts the distance between the securing portion first and second arms, comprising wherein the pair of guide members maintains a parallel relationship between the compression portion first and second arms and between the securing portion first and second arms when the distance between the securing portion first and second arms is changed; and wherein the securing portion extends substantially in a first plane and the compression portion extends substantially in a second plane, and wherein the securing portion is pivotable relative to the compression portion about an axis of the pivot joint such that the first plane is transverse to the second plane.