Fracture fixation device in which a fixation pin is axially restrained
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May 16, 2006
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Oct 10, 2002
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Feb 11, 2002
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Feb 12, 2001
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A fixation device for fixing a fracture in a bone structure, in which a fixation pin adapted for penetrating into a stable fragment of a bone structure across a fracture has an end extending from an unstable fragment of the bone structure and a fixation plate adapted for being secured to the stable bone fragment distally from the end of the fixation pin. The fixation plate is engageable with the end of the pin to prevent the pin from backing out of the unstable bone fragment while providing restraint against movement of the pin in the plane of the plate. The end of the pin extending from the unstable bone fragment is engaged an opening in the end of the fixation plate and restrained thereat.
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