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Distraction apparatus for osteosynthesis of short tubular bones
Assignee: VSESOJUZNY KURGANSKY NAUCHNY TSENTR "VOSSTANOVITELNAYA TRAVMATOLOGIA I ORTOPEDIA"
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Filing: 1988-07-26
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2008-07-26
Abstract
Abstract In a distraction apparatus for osteosynthesis of short tubular bones, including a support unit (1) made as a cramp-shaped plate (3) having a plurality of perforations (4), two fixing pins (10) being secured between the arms of the cramp-shaped plate (3); distraction units (2) incorporating a pin holder (18) and at least two distraction pins (19) installed therein, a distraction threaded rods (15) whose proximal ends are connected to the support unit (1), according to the invention, the fixing pins (10) of the support unit (1) are arranged parallel to each other and lie in a plane square with the planes of the cramp-shaped plate (3), and each of the distraction units (2) is installed on one distraction rod (15) with a possibility of relative motion along its longitudinal axis, while each of the distraction threaded rods (15) is located on the cramp-shaped plate (3) with a possibility of angular motion and the distraction pins (19) of each distraction unit (2) are cantileverly fixed in the pin holder (18).
Inventors
- 👤 Gavrill A. Ilizarov
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:10
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/60; A61B17/64; A61B17/6441; A61B17/6425; A61B17/66
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A distraction apparatus for osteosynthesis of short tubular bones, comprising a support unit (1) made as a cramp-shaped plate (3) provided with a plurality of perforations (4) and with two fixing pins (10) secured in between arms of the cramp-shaped plate, distraction units (2) comprising a pin holder (18) and at least two distraction pins (19) installed in said holder, and distraction threaded rods (15) whose proximal ends are connected to the support unit (1), characterized in that the fixing pins (10) of the support unit (1) are arranged parallel to each other and lie in a plane square with the planes of the cramp-shaped plate (3), while each of the distraction units (2) is located on one of the distraction rods (15) with a possibility of relative motion lengthwise its longitudinal axis, each of the distraction threaded rods (15) being situated on the cramp-shaped plate (3) with a possibility of angular motion, and the distraction pins (19) of each distraction unit (2) are cantileverly fixed in the pin holder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A distraction apparatus for osteosynthesis of short tubular bones, comprising a support unit (1) made as a cramp-shaped plate (3) provided with a plurality of perforations (4) and with two fixing pins (10) secured in between arms of the cramp-shaped plate, distraction units (2) comprising a pin holder (18) and at least two distraction pins (19) installed in said holder, and distraction threaded rods (15) whose proximal ends are connected to the support unit (1), characterized in that the fixing pins (10) of the support unit (1) are arranged parallel to each other and lie in a plane square with the planes of the cramp-shaped plate (3), while each of the distraction units (2) is located on one of the distraction rods (15) with a possibility of relative motion lengthwise its longitudinal axis, each of the distraction threaded rods (15) being situated on the cramp-shaped plate (3) with a possibility of angular motion, and the distraction pins (19) of each distraction unit (2) are cantileverly fixed in the pin holder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the distraction pins (19) secured on the distraction unit pin holder (18) are curved and their free arms are arranged in a criss-cross manner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the arms of the distraction pins (19) made fast in the pin holder (18) are arranged in a criss-cross manner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
116 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the pin holder (18) of the distraction unit (2) is made as a bolt (20) with a nut (24) both being adapted to fix in position washers (22) fitted on the bolt (20), the face surfaces of said washers having open slots (25) for the distraction pins (19) to be received therein, said open slots (25) passing along the circumferential chord of the washers (22) on the far side of their hole (26), while the bolt (20) has an axial bore (21) for the distraction threaded rod (15) to pass, said rod having two nuts (23) each being located on one side of said bolt (20).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it incorporates an expanding threaded rod (35) whose ends are located on the extreme distraction threaded rods (15) with a possibility of relative motion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that it has an additional expanding threaded rod (40) whose ends are located on the distraction threaded rods (15) with a possibility of relative motion.
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