Patent ID: 8834467
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An external fixator system comprising: at least two fixation plates each having upper and lower plate surfaces and each having a central axis that is perpendicular to the upper and lower plate surfaces, the at least two fixation plates being arranged at a distance and an angular orientation from one another; an actuation unit having proximal and distal end portions, the proximal end portion including an outer sleeve fixedly coupled to a through-hole of one of the at least two fixation plates, —at least a portion of a length of an actuation element of the actuation unit is rotatably received in a bore hole of the outer sleeve and is located proximally of the upper surface of the one of the at least two fixation plates; at least one adjustable length strut having a first end region and a second end region coupled to two of the at least two fixation plates and the at least one actuation unit, the adjustable length strut having a threaded rod mechanically coupled to a distal end of the actuation element of the actuation unit, wherein actuation of the at least a portion of the actuation element of the actuation unit located proximally of the upper surface of the one of the at least two fixation plates rotates the threaded rod of the adjustable length strut such that the distance and angular orientation between the at least two fixation plates each changes based on an amount of the actuation.