| CPC A61B 34/20 (2016.02) [A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61C 1/082 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2068 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3991 (2016.02)] | 10 Claims |

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1. A splint device co-operable with a guidance system of a robot and adapted to be applied to a first object disposed within a pliable housing defining an opening, the splint device comprising:
a splint body arranged to be fixedly coupled to the first object; and
a retractor having a first portion coupled to the splint body, a second portion extending away from the splint body, and a first ratchet mechanism operably engaged between the first and second portions of the retractor, the second portion being arranged to engage the pliable housing about the opening such that the second portion and the first ratchet mechanism variably separate and maintain the pliable housing away from the first object.
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