Title:
SKULL FIXATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/212155
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A fixation device includes a base, a bracket positioned above the base, and a fastener connecting the bracket and the base. The base is configured to be attached to a first surface, such as a skull of a patient. The bracket includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and an intermediate portion connecting an end of the upper portion to an end of the lower portion. The lower portion is configured to be attached to a second surface, such as a bone flap removed from the skull of the patient. The fastener connects the upper portion of the bracket to the base. The fastener is configured to pass through at least one of an opening in the base and an opening in the upper portion of the bracket to incrementally adjust a distance between the base and the upper portion of the bracket.
Inventors:
BLISS KATRINA (US)
HABICHT GRADY (US)
KEYT TAYLOR (US)
BISACCIA ALEXANDRA (US)
HELDMAN SONYA (US)
HABICHT GRADY (US)
KEYT TAYLOR (US)
BISACCIA ALEXANDRA (US)
HELDMAN SONYA (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2023/020140
Publication Date:
April 11, 2024
Filing Date:
April 27, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RENSSELAER POLYTECH INST (US)
International Classes:
A61B17/68; A61B17/80; A61F2/28
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2021092565A1 | 2021-05-14 |
Foreign References:
| CN113974912A | 2022-01-28 | |||
| US10786281B2 | 2020-09-29 | |||
| US9044273B2 | 2015-06-02 | |||
| US8439956B2 | 2013-05-14 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GANGEMI, Anthony, P. (US)
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