Patent ID: 7261713

Claim:
A bone fixator comprising: at least two clamping assemblies each for receiving at least one bone fastener; a main body disposed between the clamping assemblies, the main body having first and second ends; a first coupling member being pivotably coupled to the first end of the main body about a first axis; a second coupling member being pivotably coupled to the second end of the main body about a second axis; a wedge disposed within the main body having a borehole disposed along a translation axis; a locking member disposed along the translation axis and operatively associated with the wedge; a first moveable element disposed between the first coupling member and the wedge; a second moveable element disposed between the second coupling member and the wedge, wherein the wedge is engageable with the moveable elements to arrest pivoting of the coupling members and disengageable from the moveable elements to permit pivoting thereof with respect to the main body; and a joint assembly comprising: a joint assembly body with a borehole extending therethrough along a borehole axis and a fastener hole extending along a fastener axis transverse to the borehole axis, the body having an outer surface and an inner borehole surface; a slit extending along the borehole axis and across the fastener hole from the outer surface to the inner borehole surface, the slit defining opposed slit surfaces having a separation width; and a fastener configured and dimensioned to be received in the fastener hole, wherein the size of the borehole is adjustable by changing the separation width of the opposed slit surfaces.