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External fixator assembly and clamp therefor

  • US 5,797,908 A
  • Filed: 02/04/1997
  • Issued: 08/25/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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