Rail system, functional component, and adapter element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016015551-A1
Application number	US-201414773738-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 10, 2014
Priority date	Mar 8, 2013
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An orthopedic rail system which has a first component with a receiving element and a second component with a connection end for connecting to the receiving element. The receiving element has two opposing stop walls, and the connection end has two opposing lateral walls. The receiving element and the connection end can be connected to each other by at least one connection element such that the lateral walls rest against the stop walls in the connected state. The stop walls and the lateral walls each taper towards each other in a conical manner.

First claim

1 . An orthopedic rail system, comprising:
a first component with a receiving element; a second component with a connection end for connecting to the receiving element; wherein the receiving element has two stop walls lying opposite each other; the connection end has two lateral walls lying opposite each other; the receiving element and the connection end are connectable to each other by at least one connection element, such that the lateral walls bear on the stop walls in the connected state; the stop walls and the lateral walls, respectively, taper conically toward each other.

2 . The rail system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the receiving element and the connection end are able to be positioned steplessly relative to each other.

3 . The rail system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the receiving element has a base and the connection end has an underside, wherein the underside bears on the base in the connected state.

4 . The rail system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rail system has at least one connection element for connecting the receiving element to the connection end.

5 . The rail system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first component has a first longitudinal direction, and at least one stop wall encloses, with the first longitudinal direction, an angle different than 0°.

6 . The rail system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second component has a second longitudinal direction, and at least one lateral wall encloses, with the second longitudinal direction, an angle different than 0°.

7 . The rail system as claimed in claim 6 , wherein both stop walls or both lateral walls or both stop walls and also both lateral walls enclose, with the respective first longitudinal direction or second longitudinal direction, an angle different than 0°.

8 . The rail system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the angles between the stop walls and the first longitudinal direction and also between the lateral walls and the second longitudinal direction are identical.

9 . The rail system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rail box and the connection end are able to be positioned steplessly relative to each other in two mutually perpendicular directions and are connectable to each other.

10 . The rail system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the receiving element is connected releasably to the first component.

11 . A functional component for an orthopedic rail system, comprising:
a receiving space for receiving an end of a component, which receiving space has at least one displacement surface and at least one displacement wedge mounted displaceably on the latter.

12 . The functional component as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the end of the component can be firmly clamped, by displacing the at least one displacement wedge along the at least one displacement surface, when it is received in the receiving space.

13 . The functional component as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the at least one displacement wedge for firmly clamping the end of the component is displaceable in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the component.

14 . The functional component as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the displacement surface encloses, with a longitudinal direction of the component, an angle different than 0°.

15 . The functional component as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the functional component is a receiving element or a connection end component for a rail system as claimed in one of claims 1 through 10 .

16 . An adapter element for connecting two components of the rail system claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first and second components of the rail system each include a displacement surface and a displacement wedge mounted displaceably on the displacement surface, and the adapter element includes two receiving spaces for receiving an end of each of the first and second components.

17 . The adapter element as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the displacement surfaces enclose, with the respective longitudinal direction of the respective component, an angle different than 0°.

18 . An orthopedic rail system, comprising:
a first component having a receiving element, the receiving element having a plurality of stop walls lying opposite each other; a second component having a connection end, the connection end having a plurality of lateral walls lying opposite each other, the connection end being connected to the receiving element; at least one connection element; wherein the receiving element and the connection end are connectable to each other with the at least one connection element such that the plurality of lateral walls bear on the plurality of stop walls in the connected state, and the plurality of stop walls taper conically toward the plurality of lateral walls.

19 . The rail system as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the receiving element and the connection end are positioned steplessly relative to each other.

20 . The rail system as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the receiving element has a base and the connection end has an underside, and the underside bears on the base when the connection end is connected to the receiving element.

Assignees

• Bock Healthcare Gmbh

Inventors

• Schilling Matthias

Classifications

• A61F5/05825 Primary

  Strips of substantially planar form · CPC title

• A61F5/01 Primary

  Orthopaedic devices, e.g. long-term immobilising or pressure directing devices for treating broken or deformed bones such as splints, casts or braces · CPC title

• A61F2005/0158

  with locking means · CPC title

• F16B7/02

  with conical parts · CPC title

• A61F5/0104

  without articulation · CPC title