A metal bar that has curved-hoop segments for attaching hooks or pins to perform traction with an external traction system. The bar is adjustable and is used to vary the angle at which the system's cord applies traction, via harnesses attached to the head o...
A harness designed to provide traction to the lower spine, including the lumbar and pelvic areas, with force from an external traction system. It is typically a padded piece of material (e.g., cotton, vinyl) that is placed around the waist, and has one or m...
An adjustable support structure usually attached to a patient's bed and designed for management of various orthopaedic conditions. It typically consists of a steel tubing structure that includes brackets and/or pulleys; it includes a post for the headboard ...
A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to grip and hold a bone or, being used in pairs one on either side of the fracture, to approximate the proximal and distal segment of a fractured bone during orthopaedic surgery. It is typically made of high-g...
A collection of devices intended to support and stabilize in a desired position a patient, or their body parts, on an operating table during a medical procedure (e.g., bariatric surgery, orthopaedic surgery, endotracheal tube intubation); some types may be ...
A manual surgical device designed to bridge two opposing bone clamps being used as a pair, one on either side of a fracture (the proximal and distal segment of a fractured bone) that is being approximated during orthopaedic surgery. It is attached to the st...