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Method and apparatus for fixation of bone during surgical procedures

  • US 5,578,036 A
  • Filed: 12/06/1993
  • Issued: 11/26/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for fixation of bone during surgical procedures using at least one bone screw, said apparatus comprising:

  • a body member defining a plane which is operable to cover at least a portion of the bone;

    at least one attachment member which is operable to be secured to the bone, said at least one attachment member including means for receiving the at least one bone screw and securing said at least one attachment member to the bone upon receipt of the at least one bone screw; and

    at least one extension member mechanically communicating with said body member and a respective one of said at least one attachment member, a distal end of said at least one extension member being operable to be displaced generally radially with respect to said body member within the plane of the body memberwhereby by varying the displacement of said extension member with respect to said body member, said at least one attachment member may be secured to the bone by the at least one bone screw at a plurality of different positions with respect to said body member.

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