Patents Assigned to Compagnie General de Materiel Orthopedique
  • Patent number: 5209750
    Abstract: An orthopedic brace for the reduction of long-bone fractures, which includes telescopic components (7, 8) which are made of an X-ray transparent material and form two transverse plates (9 and 10) at their opposite ends. A locking device (11) is composed of a slide (12) working in conjunction with two chucks (13 and 14) fitted to the periphery of the plates and position-adjusting devices for each flange are made up of three threaded rods (40) angularly equidistant, individually adjustable as to length and mounted in the corresponding plate by means of three ball-and-socket joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: Compagnie General de Materiel Orthopedique
    Inventor: Francine Stef