Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cap device for use in the fixation of bone structures
- Patent Title (中): 用于骨结构固定的盖装置
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Application No.: US12400165Application Date: 2009-03-09
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Publication No.: US08109936B2Publication Date: 2012-02-07
- Inventor: Kishore Tipirneni
- Applicant: Kishore Tipirneni
- Applicant Address: US FL Boca Raton
- Assignee: Orthoip, LLC
- Current Assignee: Orthoip, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Boca Raton
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: A61B17/58
- IPC: A61B17/58 ; A61B17/86

Abstract:
The invention facilitates the fixation of bone fractures. In particular, the invention relates to a cap that has an inside surface comprising an interface component that is operable to engage a flexible wire. The flexible wire is connected to a head component that engages a first bone fragment. The outside surface of the cap may include cutting threads to facilitate attachment to a second bone fragment. A tensioner may be used to exert tension on the wire, the cap and the head component, thereby drawing the first bone fragment to the second bone fragment. In various embodiments, the cap is a planar disk that has a central hole that restricts backward translation and expands when the cap is translating down a wire.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090177199A1 CAP DEVICE FOR USE IN THE FIXATION OF BONE STRUCTURES Public/Granted day:2009-07-09
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