STEERABLE FEMORAL FRACTURE REDUCTION DEVICE

摘要

A steerable intramedullary fracture reduction device allows for improved and non¬ invasive femoral fracture reduction. In some aspects, the steerable intramedullary fracture reduction device comprises a rod having a flexible section along at least a portion of the rod, a steering mechanism operatively coupled to the flexible portion for adjusting a curvature of the flexible section of the rod responsive to an operator input, and a tension assembly operatively coupled to the flexible portion for forcing the flexible portion in a substantially linear arrangement responsive to an actuation of the tension assembly. In some aspects, the steerable intramedullary fracture reduction device further comprises a thumbwheel connected to a gearbox and output shaft attachment and a joystick. In some aspects, the steerable intramedullary fracture reduction device comprises a first plurality of rod segments capable of moving with one degree of freedom and a second plurality of rod segments capable of moving with two degrees of freedom.