US 11,744,616 B2
Bone transport external fixation frame
Manoj Kumar Singh, Mahwah, NJ (US); and Yves Stephane Crozet, Ramsey, NJ (US)
Assigned to Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed by Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/383,596.
Application 17/383,596 is a continuation of application No. 16/446,816, filed on Jun. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,090,086.
Application 16/446,816 is a continuation of application No. 15/783,012, filed on Oct. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,405,888, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Application 15/783,012 is a continuation of application No. 14/792,856, filed on Jul. 7, 2015, granted, now 9,820,775, issued on Nov. 21, 2017.
Application 14/792,856 is a continuation of application No. 13/592,832, filed on Aug. 23, 2012, granted, now 9,101,398, issued on Aug. 11, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0346059 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/62 (2006.01); A61B 17/66 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/62 (2013.01) [A61B 17/66 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of treating a bone of a patient, the method comprising:
coupling a proximal bone segment of the bone to a proximal ring of a fixation frame;
coupling a distal bone segment of the bone to a distal ring of the fixation frame;
coupling a medial bone segment of the bone to a medial ring of the fixation frame so that the medial ring is positioned between the proximal ring and the distal ring, the proximal and medial bone segment being separated by an osteotomy;
coupling a plurality of elongate struts to the proximal ring, the medial ring, and the distal ring; and
translating the medial ring toward the distal ring and away from the proximal ring to transport the medial bone segment toward the distal bone segment by elongating the medial bone segment.