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Antimicrobial device for use in external fixators

  • US 5,281,221 A
  • Filed: 12/05/1990
  • Issued: 01/25/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of treating bone fractures comprising the steps of:

  • a. providing at least a pair of pins having predetermined diameters and lengths;

    b. screwing a pin into the bone on each side of the fracture;

    c. providing an antimicrobial device in association of each pin, the antimicrobial device having a sleeve with an inner diameter slightly less than the pin diameter and a cuff that snugly surrounds the sleeve;

    d. pressing said antimicrobial device sleeve with an interference fit over each pin; and

    e. positioning the sleeve on the pin to locate the cuff in the subcutaneous tissue of the patient.

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