External fixator assembly and clamp therefor
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1. An external fixator assembly for externally fixating and stabilizing a bone, said external fixator assembly comprising:
- a frame member;
a bone piercing member insertable into the bone; and
a clamp including a body with a U-shaped slot, a hole, and a threaded opening therein, said threaded opening being in communication with said slot, said bone piercing member being received within said hole, said frame member being disposed within said slot, said clamp further including a set screw in said in said threaded opening, said set screw being engaged with said frame member and holding said frame member within said slot;
wherein said U-shaped slot has an interconnecting wall comprising two adjacent wall segments of substantially equal length which abut at a center point to form an obtuse angle.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to an external fixator assembly for externally fixating and stabilizing a bone. The external fixator assembly includes a frame member; a bone piercing member insertable into the bone; and a clamp. The clamp includes a body with a slot, a hole, and a threaded opening therein. The threaded opening is in communication with the slot. The bone piercing member is received within the hole. The frame member is disposed within the slot. The clamp further includes a set screw in the threaded opening. The set screw is engaged with the frame member and holds the frame member within the slot.
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1. An external fixator assembly for externally fixating and stabilizing a bone, said external fixator assembly comprising:
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a frame member; a bone piercing member insertable into the bone; and a clamp including a body with a U-shaped slot, a hole, and a threaded opening therein, said threaded opening being in communication with said slot, said bone piercing member being received within said hole, said frame member being disposed within said slot, said clamp further including a set screw in said in said threaded opening, said set screw being engaged with said frame member and holding said frame member within said slot; wherein said U-shaped slot has an interconnecting wall comprising two adjacent wall segments of substantially equal length which abut at a center point to form an obtuse angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An external fixator assembly for externally fixating and stabilizing a bone, said external fixator assembly comprising:
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a rod; a ring connected to said rod; a bone piercing member insertable into the bone; and a clamp including a body with a U-shaped slot, a hole, and at least one threaded opening therein, each said threaded opening being in communication with said slot, said bone piercing member being received within said hole, said slot being sized and configured to selectively receive either of said rod and said ring therein, said clamp further including at least one set screw received within a corresponding said threaded opening, at least one of the said set screws being engaged with said selected one of said rod and ring; wherein said U-shaped slot has an interconnecting wall comprising two adjacent wall segments of substantially equal length which abut at a center point to form an obtuse angle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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