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Systems and methods for producing osteotomies

  • US 6,547,793 B1
  • Filed: 02/18/2000
  • Issued: 04/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for maintaining in approximation bone pieces produced from an osteotomy procedure, the device comprising:

  • an elongated body for extending into a tunnel between the bone pieces, the body having a distal and a proximal end;

    an anchoring member rotatably positioned at the end transverse to the body to engage one bone piece;

    a locking mechanism at the proximal end of the body to engage the other bone piece, such that the bone pieces may be pulled against one another between the rigid member and the locking mechanism wherein the locking mechanism comprises a threaded portion along the proximal end of the body and a complementarity threaded member for engaging the threaded portion; and

    a rigid sleeve having a substantially smooth interior surface extending along the length of the bone tunnel so as to permit the elongated body to slide through the tunnel.

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