ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,142, issued on Aug. 4.
"Connecting apparatus for connecting pins and/or rod elements of an external fixator, external fixator, and device for outpatient emergency care" was invented by Kilian Kraus (Werneck, Germany) and Andreas Rutencrantz (Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a connecting apparatus for the purpose of connecting pins and/or rod elements of an external fixator, having a first clamping arrangement for fastening at least one pin and/or rod element and a second clamping arrangement for fastening at least one pin and/or rod element, the first and second clamping arrangements be...