External fixator linkage
First Claim
1. A linkage for coupling an external fixtaor to a brace supporting an appendage, the linkage comprising:
- a pair of mounting members selectively coupleable to the external fixator;
a pair of first elongate members, each of the first elongate members being rotatably coupled to a corresponding one of the mounting members;
a pair of position fixing members, each of the position fixing members including first and second locking channels, each of the position fixing members slidably receiving a corresponding one of the first elongate members in the first locking channel;
a pair of second elongate members, each of the second elongate members slidably received in a corresponding one of the second locking channels; and
a pair of quick release mechanisms coupling the pair of the first elongate members to the pair of mounting members.
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Abstract
Described is a linkage for coupling an external fixtaor to a brace supporting an appendage. The linkage comprises, a pair of mounting members, a pair of first elongate members, a pair of position fixing members, a second pair of elongate members and a pair of quick release mechanisms. The mounting members are selectively coupleable to the external fixator. Each of the first elongate members is rotatably coupled to a corresponding one of the mounting members. Each of the position fixing members includes first and second locking channels for slidably receiving a corresponding one of the first elongate members in the first locking channel. Each of the second elongate members is slidably received in a corresponding one of the second locking channels. The quick release mechanisms couple the pair of the first elongate members to the pair of mounting members.
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20 Claims
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1. A linkage for coupling an external fixtaor to a brace supporting an appendage, the linkage comprising:
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a pair of mounting members selectively coupleable to the external fixator; a pair of first elongate members, each of the first elongate members being rotatably coupled to a corresponding one of the mounting members; a pair of position fixing members, each of the position fixing members including first and second locking channels, each of the position fixing members slidably receiving a corresponding one of the first elongate members in the first locking channel; a pair of second elongate members, each of the second elongate members slidably received in a corresponding one of the second locking channels; and a pair of quick release mechanisms coupling the pair of the first elongate members to the pair of mounting members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a brace supporting an appendage; a joint coupled to the brace; and a linkage coupling the joint to a circular fixator via a pair of mounting members selectively coupleable to the circular fixator, the linkage comprising a pair of first elongate members, each of the first elongate members rotatably coupled to a corresponding one of the mounting members, the linkage further comprising a pair of position fixing members, each of the position fixing members including first and second locking channels, each of the position fixing members slidably receiving a corresponding one of the first elongate members in the first locking channel, the linkage further comprising a pair of second elongate members, each of the second elongate members slidably received in a corresponding one of the second locking channels, the linkage further comprising a pair of quick release mechanisms coupling the pair of the first elongate members to the pair of mounting members. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device, comprising:
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a circular fixator mountable to a spatial frame; a linkage including a first portion coupled to the circular fixator and a second portion coupled to the first portion and a joint, the joint being coupled to a brace supporting an appendage; and a pair of quick release mechanisms coupling the first portion to the circular fixator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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