US 12,408,947 B2
External fixator for calcaneus fractures
Federico Vicenzi, Verona (IT); Vincenzo Caiaffa, Bari (IT); and Daniele Venturini, Povegliano Veronese (IT)
Assigned to Orthofix S.R.L., Bussolengo (IT)
Appl. No. 18/250,488
Filed by Orthofix S.R.L., Bussolengo (IT)
PCT Filed Oct. 28, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/080024
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 25, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/090410, PCT Pub. Date May 5, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 102020000025933 (IT), filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0404623 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/64 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/6416 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An external fixator for orthopedic use, in particular for treatment of calcaneus fractures, comprising:
a first clamp for fixing bone screws;
a second clamp;
a third clamp;
a rigid support for the first clamp;
a second support for the second clamp, said second support being hinged at an end of the rigid support; and
a third support for the third clamp, said third support being hinged at the end of the rigid support; and
the rigid support being configured as at least one guide with the first clamp slidingly mounted thereon; wherein the end of the rigid support for connection with the second and third supports is configured to house respective hinges, wherein the rotational axes of said hinges are orthogonal to each other.