Apparatus for stabilization of a bone fracture site

    公开(公告)号:US11980402B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-14

    申请号:US17068900

    申请日:2020-10-13

    发明人: Timothy Leak

    IPC分类号: A61B17/84 A61B17/86 A61B17/88

    摘要: An apparatus for stabilization of a bone fracture site, including a wire that is configured to be positioned through corresponding holes of a first bone and an adjacent second bone; and a tension washer coupled to a first end of the wire, the tension washer rotatable about the first end of the wire, wherein the wire is configured to be positioned through the corresponding holes of the first and the second bone, the tension washer is configured to be positioned proximate a first surface of the second bone, wherein the tension washer includes a first surface having a length longer than a diameter of the corresponding holes of the first and the second bones, wherein the tension washer is configured to rotate such that the first surface of the tension washer abuts the first surface of the second bone.

    BONE-FIXATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240081880A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US18493737

    申请日:2023-10-24

    IPC分类号: A61B17/74 A61B17/70 A61B17/72

    摘要: The current invention features a rod screw for medical application that can be configured and used to fixate fracture of bones varying in shape and dimension, and treating maladies such as scoliosis, and securing an implanted device, to tissue such as bone. This is achieved by designing a flexible rod screw with a mechanism to lock the configuration in a rigid state. In an embodiment, a bone-fracture fixation device, such as a rod screw, includes a flexible body, a plurality of flexible members, and first and second interfaces. The flexible members are disposed longitudinally within the flexible body, such that the flexible body is rigid when the flexible members are fixed into position. And the first and second interfaces are respectively coupled to the flexible body, each of at least one of the first and second interfaces including a respective at least one hole each configured to receive a respective attachment member configured to engage a bone.