Patent ID: 8870799

Claim:
A mechanical bone fracture reduction system comprising a frame that is sized and configured to support a bone fracture, a reduction mechanism on the frame that is sized and configured to apply to the bone fracture a mechanical force vector that moves the bone fracture into a desired anatomic orientation, including a mechanism that is sized and configured to mechanically interact with the reduction mechanism to maintain the desired anatomic orientation, and an orthotic brace that is sized and configured to be fitted to a region of the bone fracture before, during, or after the reduction of die fracture by the reduction mechanism, die orthotic brace including a proximal brace component that is sized and configured to be fitted to a proximal region of the fracture, a distal brace component that is sized and configured to be fitted to a distal region of the fracture, and a strut having a proximal region linked to the proximal brace component and a distal region linked to the distal brace component, at least one of the proximal and distal regions comprising a linkage mechanism permitting articulation of the respective brace component on the strut within a range of rotational orientations in response to forces applied by the reduction mechanism, the respective region further including a locking mechanism to maintain a desired rotational orientation within the range to maintain the desired anatomic orientation.