Patent ID: 9155562
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A61B,F16B

Abstract:
1. A fixation clamp for use in an external fixation system for holding bone fragments adjacent to each other with the help of fixation elements, comprising: at least one clamping assembly; a central locking shaft extending through the at least one clamping assembly for blocking a position of the at least one clamping assembly in a defined angular position; and wherein the at least one clamping assembly comprises first and second jaws, the first and second jaws define outer side surfaces wherein each first and second jaw comprises three and only three grooves, wherein the longitudinal axis of each groove lies in a plane that is perpendicular to the central locking shaft, wherein one groove of the first jaw corresponds to one groove of the second jaw to form a recess to accommodate a fixation element, wherein the longitudinal axes of the grooves on the first and second jaws span a triangle, and wherein the three grooves in the first and second jaws each have a different cross-sectional size adapted to accommodate three correspondingly different size fixation elements, wherein the longitudinal axis of each groove in the first and second jaws intersects the longitudinal axis of each of the other two grooves forming three angles totaling 180°.