DEVICE FOR PERFORMING ROTATION OSTEOTOMY OF FEMUR NECK Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has casing with cutter and handle. The cutter is mounted in casing slot allowing its axial and angular displacement and fixation. The cutter is positioned at an angle to the axle made for introducing it into drilled canal of intertrochanteric area and has threaded rod with nut at the end. The nut is placed in guiding clamp recess. The clamp has plates curved in radial direction. The plates have longitudinal grooves. The clamp is movably connected to the casing in the slots and is fixable with wing nut. EFFECT: reduced risk of traumatic complications. 1 dwg