Patent ID: 8852248

Claim:
A cross pin fixator device comprising: a plate member having a plurality of spherical cavities that are open to the front and to the back of the plate, a plurality of collapsible pin holder members, each comprising a central channel open at the top and the bottom of the pin holder member, a compression gap in the side of the pin holder member, wherein said compression gap is parallel to and connected with the central channel; wherein said compression gap is open at the top and the bottom of the pin holder member, and a slit in the side opposite the compression gap, wherein the slit is parallel to but is not connected with the central channel wherein each collapsible pin holder member is press-fit into one of the spherical cavities, threaded holes in the plate comprising set screws that contact the collapsible pin holder members from the side and immobilize or deform the pin holder members in the cavities, and a plurality of bone pins, wherein each bone pin is inserted into the central channel of a pin holder.