US 12,402,973 B2
Cranium bracing system
Nils Frielinghaus, Munich (DE); Sebastian Stopp, Munich (DE); and Stefan Hofberger, Munich (DE)
Assigned to Brainlab AG, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 18/024,591
Filed by Brainlab AG, Munich (DE)
PCT Filed Sep. 8, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/075003
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 3, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/053123, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320808 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 90/14 (2016.01); A61B 90/10 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 90/14 (2016.02) [A61B 2090/103 (2016.02)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cranium bracing system comprising:
a strut mount adapter; and
a bracing strut,
wherein the strut mount adapter includes a first connecting section with one or more engaging members configured to engage with a correspondingly formed associated solid structure to fixedly connect the strut mount adapter to the correspondingly formed associated solid structure,
wherein the strut mount adapter defines a passage extending through the strut mount adapter, the passage having a first passage opening at the first connecting section and an opposed second passage opening, thereby allowing an elongate instrument or implant to pass through the strut mount adapter,
wherein the strut mount adapter comprises a second connecting section having an at least sectionwise spherical surface that surrounds the passage,
wherein the bracing strut comprises a connection section defining a concave surface configured to engage with the second connecting section of the bracing strut mount adapter, wherein the concave surface and the second connecting section are correspondingly formed, to mutually connect the strut mount adapter with the bracing strut.