Patent ID: 8454603
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A fixation device comprising: a. a fixator pin having a hollow shaft that extends along a longitudinal axis of the fixator pin, the fixator pin comprising a threaded section and a non-threaded section, the threaded section configured to be screwed into bone; b. a cover disposed about the fixator pin and sealed to the fixator pin to provide an enclosure configured to maintain negative pressure beneath the cover; c. at least one aperture in the fixator pin that extends through a side wall of the pin in fluid communication with the hollow shaft, the at least one aperture disposed beneath the cover in fluid communication with the enclosure; and d. a vacuum source in fluid communication with the hollow shaft, the vacuum source adapted to provide and maintain negative pressure through the at least one aperture to the enclosure beneath the cover.