Surgical appliance for the fixation of fractured bones
Patent 4289124 Issued on September 15, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 18, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 18, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 583455 1201864 2110414 2439995 3680553 3807394 3862631 3900025 Bone compression or distraction device Patent #: 4187841 InventorApplicationNo. 05/943213 filed on 09/18/1978US Classes:606/60, Internal fixation means606/218, Screw, rack and pinion or pawl and racket606/73Threaded fastener elementExaminersPrimary: Michell, Robert W.Assistant: Shedd, C. W. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61B 17/68 (20060101)A61B 17/72 (20060101) AbstractA surgical appliance for the fixation of fractured bones includes two anchoring members each adapted to be imbedded into a respective segment of a fractured bone. Each anchoring member has a head portion which extends from the bone, the head portion including a channel therethrough to receive a bolt. In one embodiment, one of the channels is threaded. The bolt, which is formed of a shaft and a head, has at least a portion of the shaft provided with screw threads which mate with the threads of the one channel. The shaft of the bolt is adapted to pass through the channel of the first anchoring member and to be threadedly received in the channel of the second anchoring member so as to exert a compressional force on the segment of the fractured bone when the bolt is tightened. In another embodiment, the channels of both heads of the anchoring members are provided with screw threads. | |
