GENERAL-PURPOSE TISSUE SEPARATING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, in particular, traumatology. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has pivotally connected branches with collet chucks and handles. Working jaws are detachably fixed in collet chucks. Teeth of 0.3 mm height are arranged along radial contour of jaw ends. Each jaw is formed as L- shaped rod with concave surface extending over the entire length of jaw in the plane of detachment. Apparatus has set of jaws of different length, width and diameter of working opening for receiving instruments. Branches are equipped with screw-type separating or joining unit kinematically connected to handles. Such construction allows metal retainers of different size to be introduced for effectuating intraosseous nailing osteosynthesis with minimum damage to soft tissues. EFFECT: increased efficiency and simplified construction. 5 dwg