Patent ID: 6024745
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An external minisplint device, comprising an elongated body which supports at least one pair of clamps each of which is capable of securing at least one pair of transverse bone bolts, longitudinal guide means associated with the said elongated body to guide the longitudinal translation movement of at least one of said clamps, at least one longitudinal adjusting screw which can rotate within said elongated body and engages a corresponding threaded hole formed in said movable clamp to position it selectively along said longitudinal guide means, said screw having a head which partly projects from one end of said elongated body and means for axially immobilizing said adjustment screw in its rotation, characterized in that said axial immobilizing means comprises at least one smooth elongated key in tangential contact with the base of a circular groove formed in said adjustment screw.