Patent ID: 8585703
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An adjustment tool for an external fixator comprising a clamping assembly having two sets of jaws, the adjustment tool comprising: a first and second pair of jaws, each pair of jaws having first and second jaw members defining a first and a second cavity for respectively receiving a bone pin and a rod of the external fixator; a fitting element having a slotted opening for receiving the first jaw member and having a first surface for contacting a surface of the first jaw of the first pair of jaws, a locking sleeve mounted on the fitting element for movement towards the first surface thereon and into engagement with a surface of the second jaw of the first pair of jaws for moving the second jaw towards the first jaw; a locking element extending through the first and second pair of jaws for moving the first jaw of the first and second pair of jaws towards the second jaw, the locking element independently operable from the locking sleeve.