US 11,672,566 B2
External fixator assembly
Zachary C. Shiner, Philadelphia, PA (US); David R. Jansen, Glenmoore, PA (US); Sergio Muniz, Philadelphia, PA (US); David Laird, Brandamore, PA (US); and Barclay Davis, Glenmoore, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/735,752.
Application 16/735,752 is a continuation of application No. 15/862,713, filed on Jan. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,682,160.
Application 15/862,713 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/473,891, filed on Mar. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,070,890, issued on Sep. 11, 2018.
Application 15/473,891 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/455,317, filed on Mar. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,136,919, issued on Nov. 27, 2018.
Application 15/455,317 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/151,843, filed on May 11, 2016, granted, now 9,943,337, issued on Apr. 17, 2018.
Application 15/151,843 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/958,961, filed on Dec. 4, 2015, granted, now 9,539,029, issued on Jan. 10, 2017.
Application 14/958,961 is a continuation of application No. 14/957,793, filed on Dec. 3, 2015, granted, now 9,872,707, issued on Jan. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0138479 A1, May 7, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/64 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/64 (2013.01) [A61B 17/645 (2013.01); A61B 17/6416 (2013.01); A61B 17/6466 (2013.01); A61B 17/6483 (2013.01); A61B 17/6425 (2013.01); A61B 17/6441 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A distractor/compression instrument comprising:
a frame having:
a superior section having a through-passage extending therethrough along a longitudinal axis, the through-passage having a first end and a second end; and
an inferior section having a stud extending transverse relative to the through-passage;
a jaw pivotally attached to the frame along a pivot axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the through-passage, the jaw having a through-opening sized such that the stud extends through the through-opening;
a distraction bolt having a hollow end section, the distraction bolt extending through the through-passage from the first end;
a foot plate located at the second end of the through-passage, the foot plate having an insert extending into the hollow end section.