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US 10,433,872 · App. 13/898,084 · Granted Oct 8, 2019

System, kit and apparatus for attachment of external fixators for bone realignment

Inventor: Adam Starr (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
A61B17/6433A61B17/62A61B17/6408A61B17/88A61B2017/00911A61B2017/00915Y10T29/49826
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,433,872
App. No.
13/898,084
Filed
May 20, 2013
Granted
Oct 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Examiner
SIPP, AMY R.
Art Unit
3775
USPC
606/54
Abstract

The present invention includes a system, kit and apparatus to aid in the realignment of one or more bones of a patient. The present invention provides a substantially rigid orthopedic stabilization scaffold for attachment of one or more external fixators for the realignment of one or more bones of a patient. The orthopedic stabilization scaffold includes a first anchorable frame and a second anchorable frame that are removably attachable to an operating table and connected adjustably by one or more crossbars.

Claims (26)

1. An orthopedic stabilization scaffold comprising:

an operating table comprising

a first side opposite a second side, wherein the first side is parallel to a patient's first arm and the second side is parallel a patient's second arm,

a head side connecting perpendicularly the first side and the second side at a head end, wherein a patient's head is positioned at the head end, and

a foot side connecting perpendicularly the first side and the second side at a foot end, wherein a patient's feet are positioned at the foot end;

a first arched frame that comprises at least one rail; wherein the at least one rail forms a continuous curvature with first and second attachment points on opposite ends for attachment to the first side of the operating table, wherein the first attachment point is removably attachable to a first location on the first side of the operating table and the second attachment point is removably attachable to a second location on the first side and opposite side of the operating table;

a second arched frame comprising a fixed radius and comprising a first and a second attachment point on opposite ends of the second arched frame, wherein the first attachment point of the second arched frame is removably attachable to a first location on the second side of the operating table and the second attachment point of the second arched frame is removably attachable to a second location on the second side and opposite side of the operating table, wherein the first arched frame has an arched shape that mirrors the second arched frame;

one or more crossbars removably attached tangentially from the first arched frame to the second arched frame, wherein the one or more crossbars span from the first side of the operating table to the second side of the operating table to form a substantially rigid arched orthopedic stabilization scaffold for attachment of one or more external fixators into a bone with sufficient strength for realignment of one or more pelvic bones, spine, femur, fibula, tibia, humerus, radius, or ulna of a patient;

and one or more external fixators with sufficient strength for realignment of one or more pelvic bones, spine, femur, fibula, tibia, humerus, radius, or ulna of the patient.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the orthopedic stabilization scaffold comprises a radiolucent material.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the radiolucent material comprises carbon fiber, aluminum, an alloy, a composite, plastic, polymer, Kevlar, nylon, polyether imide resin and combinations thereof.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first arched frame, the second arched frame or both the first and the second arched frames are substantially perpendicular to a surface of the operating table.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more external fixators attach to the first arched frame, the second arched frame, the one or more crossbars, or a combination thereof.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the orthopedic stabilization scaffold is adapted to aid in the realignment of one or more pelvic bone ring fractures of the patient.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more external fixators comprise a clamp, an adaptor, a pin or combination thereof.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more external fixators comprise an adaptor, a clamp, a pin, a traction pin device, a ball-spike pusher device, an extension or other surgical device used in fracture reduction.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the orthopedic stabilization scaffold anchors one or more percutaneous fracture reduction instruments.

10. An orthopedic stabilization scaffold comprising:

an operating table comprising

a first side opposite a second side, wherein the first side is parallel to a patient's first arm and the second side is parallel a patient's second arm,

a head side connecting perpendicularly the first side and the second side at a head end, wherein a patient's head is positioned at the head end, and

a foot side connecting perpendicularly the first side and the second side at a foot end, wherein a patient's feet are positioned at the foot end;

a first arched frame that comprises at least one rail; wherein the at least one rail forms a continuous curvature with first and second attachment points on opposite ends for attachment to the first side of the operating table, wherein the first attachment point is removably attachable to a first location on the first side of the operating table and the second attachment point is removably attachable to a second location on the first side and opposite side of the operating table;

a second arched frame that comprises at least one rail; wherein the at least one rail forms a continuous curvature with first and second attachment points on opposite ends for attachment to the second side of the operating table, wherein the first attachment point of the second arched frame is removably attachable to a first location on the second side of the operating table and the second attachment point of the second arched frame is removably attachable to a second location on the second side and opposite side of the operating table, wherein the first arched frame has an arched shape that mirrors the second arched frame;

one or more crossbars removably attached tangentially from the first arched frame to the second arched frame, wherein the one or more crossbars span from the first side of the operating table to the second side of the operating table to form a substantially rigid arched orthopedic stabilization scaffold for attachment of one or more external fixators into a bone for realignment of one or more pelvic bones, spine, femur, fibula, tibia, humerus, radius, or ulna of a patient;

and one or more external fixators for realignment of one or more pelvic bones, spine, femur, fibula, tibia, humerus, radius, or ulna of the patient.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2013
From: STARR, ADAM
To: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 11521813 · Sep 15, 2006
Related Publication 20130253514A1 · Sep 26, 2013
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