US Patent:
20030018333, Jan 23, 2003
Inventors:
Fritz Kokesh - Cambridge MA, US
International Classification:
A61B017/56
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a device, system, and method for protecting orthopedic pins used to fixate fractured bones that protrude through a patient's skin, post-operative dressing or cast from multidirectional contact with external objects. One aspect of the device comprises a rigid upper body that is configured and arranged to encompass and protect the orthopedic pins and a conformable lower body, e.g., a plurality of flexible legs, for removably attaching the rigid upper body to a surface surrounding the protruding pins. One aspect of the system comprises the device in combination with an attaching device, which removably attaches the conformable lower body to the surface surrounding the orthopedic pins. One aspect of the method includes the steps of configuring and arranging a rigid upper body to encompass and protect the orthopedic pins and removably attaching the conformable lower body to a surface surrounding the orthopedic pins.