Patent ID: 7575575

Claim:
An axial splint for osteosynthesis comprising: a first main body; a second main body; a third main body; a first bone connector; a second bone connector; a third bone connector; a first mount coupled to the first main body, the first mount adapted to couple to the first bone connector; a second mount coupled to the second main body, the second mount adapted to couple to the second bone connector; a third mount coupled to the third main body, the third mount adapted to couple to the third bone connector; and a joint extending from and coupling a first end of each of the first, second, and third main bodies to each other, the joint comprising: a first joint member having a first end and a second end, the first end having a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first main body, the first end of the first joint member comprising a cylindrical body having an annular groove therein for mounting within the first main body, the second end of the first joint member having an aperture extending therethrough; a second joint member having a first end and a second end, the first end having a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second main body, the first end of the second joint member comprising a cylindrical body having an annular groove therein for mounting within the second main body, the second end of the second joint member having an aperture extending therethrough; a third joint member having a first end and a second end, the first end having a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the third main body, the first end of the third joint member comprising a cylindrical body having an annular groove therein for mounting within the third main body; and a connecting member sized and configured to extend through the apertures of the first and second joint members, and into third joint member to align the second ends of the first, second, and third joint members and couple the first, second, and third joint members together, wherein each of the first, second, and third joint members and the connecting member is adapted to maintain the respective first, second, and third main bodies at a constant distance from a central axis of the joint, each of the first, second, and third main bodies being independently rotatable about the central axis of the joint, and wherein each of the first, second, and third main bodies can be independently adjusted back and forth in the same plane, wherein the first joint member, the second joint member, and the third joint member are adjustably connected, wherein the second joint member is configured to be sandwiched between the first and second joint members; and wherein each of the first, second and third joint members comprises a set of teeth.