Bone alignment lever
CA 2448751 A1 · Owner: Synthes (U.S.A.) · Inventors: Green, James M.; Kmiec, Jr. Stanley J.
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A lever (20) for grasping bone tissue includes a shaft (30) defining a channel (32) and having a proximal end and a distal end a claw member (50) disposed , on the distal end of the shaft for holding the bone tissue and a rod (60) , threadably received in the channel (32) and having a proximal end and a distal end. Rotation of the rod with respect to the shaft causes the rod to move substantially axially with respect to the shaft to selectively position the distal end of the rod with respect to the claw member. The lever (20) may further include a locking member to allow the rod to slide axially with respect to the shaft. Various other features which improve the functioning of the …
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- Filed May 28, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 28, 2022.
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