IP Library Granted Patent US 12,648,870
Granted Patent B2
US 12,648,870 · App. 17/622,420 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Traction tower trap and finger trap system

Inventors: Gregory Alfonso (Seffner, FL); Robert Thibodeau (Saint Petersburg, FL); Matthew C. Summitt (Palm Harbor, FL); Thien Vu (Pinellas Park, FL); Jennifer Hicks (Cocoa, FL); Brenda Yantzer (Temple Terrace, FL)
Assignee: Conmed Corporation
A61F5/04A61G13/124A61H1/0274
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Patent No.
US 12,648,870
App. No.
17/622,420
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A traction tower trap assembly with straps and finger traps that are easily adjustable and releasable. The traction tower assembly includes straps for parts of the arm, such as the patient's bicep or forearm, and finger traps to traction parts of the arm and fingers for surgical procedures. The forearm traction tower assembly includes a tower having first and second sides. The tower is connected to a base plate with a first and second slots extending partially therethrough. The assembly includes a strap made of a length of material attached to first and second adjustment mechanisms. The first adjustment mechanism is slidable within the first slot of the base plate and the second adjustment mechanism is slidable within the second slot of the base plate.

Claims (13)

1 . A traction tower assembly, comprising:

a tower assembly comprising a tower connected to a base plate with a first slot and a second slot extending partially therethrough, a central longitudinal axis of the first slot being co-linear with a central longitudinal axis of the second slot, wherein:

each of the first slot and the second slot extends from a first open end to a second closed end opposite the first end,

the second end of the first slot is a portion of the first slot that is closest to the second end of the second slot; and

a strap comprising a length of material attached to a first adjustment mechanism having a central longitudinal axis and a second adjustment mechanism having a central longitudinal axis; and

wherein the first adjustment mechanism is slidable within the first slot of the base plate between the first end to a terminal position at the second end of the first slot, and the second adjustment mechanism is slidable within the second slot of the base plate between the first end to a terminal position at the second end of the second slot;

wherein when the first and second adjustment mechanisms are moved from the first end to the terminal position at the second end of the respective slots, the central longitudinal axes of the first and second adjustment mechanisms remain substantially parallel with the central longitudinal axes of the respective slots; and

wherein the strap and the first and second adjustment mechanisms are capable of restricting vertical and side-to-side movements of a user in traction.

2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein when the first and second adjustment mechanisms are within the first and second slots of the base plate, the strap forms an opening having a first diameter with the base plate.

3 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the length of material comprises a free first end and a free second end, and tensioning the free first end or free second end reduces the opening to a diameter.

4 . The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a pad attached to at least a portion of the length of material.

5 . The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the pad is tubular, extending around the at least a portion of the length of material.

6 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is a buckle.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2025
From: CONMED CORPORATION; BIOREZ, INC.; BUFFALO FILTER LLC; IN2BONES USA, LLC; LINVATEC CORPORATION; SURGIQUEST, INC.; VIKING SYSTEMS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 072097/0762 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2021
From: ALFONSO, GREGORY; THIBODEAU, ROBERT; SUMMITT, MATTHEW C.; VU, THIEN; HICKS, JENNIFER; YANTZER, BRENDA
To: CONMED CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058470/0697 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62930115 · Nov 4, 2019
Provisional Application 62871146 · Jul 7, 2019
Related Publication 20220354683A1 · Nov 10, 2022
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