PROGRAMMABLE TOOL FOR EXTERNAL FIXATION STRUT ADJUSTMENT

A tool for adjusting an external fixation strut includes a first connecting portion adapted to perform data communication with the external fixation strut via a connecting portion, and a controller which includes command instructions. Based on the command instructions, the controller is configured t...

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Hauptverfasser:	Gaburro, Nicola, Ross, JR., John David, Cherkashin, Alexander, Cominotto, Andrea Forcolin, Samchukov, Mikhail, Standefer, Karen Divita
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DIAGNOSIS HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PHYSICS SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	A tool for adjusting an external fixation strut includes a first connecting portion adapted to perform data communication with the external fixation strut via a connecting portion, and a controller which includes command instructions. Based on the command instructions, the controller is configured to download prescription data including instructions for performing an adjustment of the external fixation strut of the patient, after the tool has been coupled with the external fixation strut, recognize a coupling state with the external fixation strut. Once the coupling is complete and data with the external fixation strut have been exchanged, wait for a date and/or time in which the prescribed adjustment is to be applied based on the prescription data. A related external fixation strut and a related medical assembly are also disclosed.