John David Ross,Mikhail L. Samchukov,Alexander M. Cherkashin,John G. Birch
申请号：
US13732853
公开号：
US09078700B2
申请日:
2013.01.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
The present disclosure provides various embodiments of an external fixation connection rod having articulatable joints that can be attached to external supports, such as rings. In some embodiments, the fixation connection rod includes a telescopic rod and connecting mechanisms for coupling the joints of the connection rod to the external supports. and the connecting mechanisms are operable to substantially lock the orientation of the joints. In some other embodiments, the connection rod includes a housing having parallel axial bores defined therethrough and sleeves slidably disposed in the axial bores. Also included in the present disclosure are methods of maintaining the orientation of first and second fixator rings for immobilizing bone segments.
