Patent ID: 8430878

Claim:
An orthopedic fixation system, comprising: (a) a first base element comprising at least one track located on at least a portion of the perimeter of the first base element; (b) a second base element comprising at least one track located on at least a portion of the perimeter of the second base element; (c) at least six rigid struts spanning between the first base element and the second base element, each of the struts comprising an upper attachment mechanism and a lower attachment mechanism on opposite ends, the attachment mechanisms each capable of at least two degrees of movement; (d) at least six upper connecting mechanisms for moveably connecting one or more corresponding ones of the upper attachment mechanisms to the track of the first base element; and (e) at least six lower connecting mechanisms for moveably connecting one or more corresponding ones of the lower attachment mechanisms to the track of the second base element; wherein the at least six struts comprise three pairs of two crossed struts.