US 11,857,237 B2
Forceps for internal fixation
Seung Han Shin, Seoul (KR); Yang Guk Chung, Seoul (KR); Do Kun Yoon, Suwon-si (KR); and Moo Sub Kim, Gimhae-si (KR)
Assigned to THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/424,750
Filed by THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY—ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Dec. 23, 2019, PCT No. PCT/KR2019/018293
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 21, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/153615, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0009330 (KR), filed on Jan. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0133378 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8866 (2013.01) [A61B 17/808 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A forceps for internal fixation, comprising:
a first member having a first holding portion for holding a first side of bone fragments and a first grip extending from the first holding portion;
a second member having a second holding portion for holding a second side spaced a predetermined distance from the first side of the bone fragments and a second grip extending from the second holding portion; and
a third member that is configured to be disposed on a third side of the bone between the first side and the second side of the bone and is configured to be thread-fastened to the third side of the bone,
wherein the first member further has a first fixing portion for fixing a portion of the third member to the third side of the bone between the first holding portion and the first grip, and the second member further has a second fixing portion for fixing the other portion of the third member to the third side of the bone between the second holding portion and the second grip.