Patent ID: 8888826

Claim:
A surgical device for compression or distraction of a first body part relative to a second body part, comprising: a bridge having a first aperture and a second aperture and at least one adjustable anti-reversing portion between said first and second apertures, said adjustable anti-reversing portion separating said bridge into a first section and a second section; a first leg and second leg, wherein said first leg is capable of being inserted through said first aperture and into said first body part, and said second leg is capable of being inserted through said second aperture and into said second body part; said adjustable anti-reversing portion allowing said first and second sections of said bridge to rotate relative to each other in one direction, but not in a reverse direction; wherein said first section of said bridge, said second section of said bridge, and said adjustable anti-reversing portion are coplanar with each other along a plane perpendicular to said first and second legs; wherein rotation of said first section of said bridge relative to said second section of said bridge maintains a coplanar relationship between said first section of said bridge and said second section of said bridge, and rotation of said first section of said bridge relative to said second section of said bridge maintains a perpendicular relationship between said bridge and each of said first and second legs; wherein said adjustable anti-reversing portion permits rotation between said first and second sections of said bridge along said plane, thereby permitting a user to adjust a relative angle and distance between said first and second legs; whereby said surgical device is capable of providing compression or distraction of said first body part relative to said second body part when said at least one adjustable anti-reversing portion is adjusted.