Compressor-distractor
CA 2884444 C · Owner: Depuy Synthes Products, Llc · Inventors: Didomenico, Scott R.; Mast, Jeff W.; Chan, Jason S.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A tool is disclosed for use in distracting and compressing fractures of any of a variety of bones. In particular the tool has a pair of engaging arms, one arm having a hook element to engage a bone plate connected to one side of a fracture and the other arm having at least one recess for engaging a head of a bone screw or guide wire connected to the other side of the fracture. Actuation of the tool causes the opposing bone segments of the fracture to be pushed apart or drawn together depending on whether the tool handles are squeezed together or pulled apart. The tool may have a scissors joint that allows the ends of the tool to maintain a parallel alignment during operation thus reducing …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed June 30, 2005 and granted September 27, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 30, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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