Device Category Dossier

Fixation device, external, system

Device Category Dossier for Fixation device, external, system. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

External fixators are devices that may include fixation screws, pins, wire and external frame , designed for the stabilisation of fractured bones and/or bone fragments, osteotomies, or arthrodeses . They are intended for stabilisation of open or closed fractures, typically in the context of polytrauma or where open or alternative closed treatment is undesirable or otherwise contraindicated, as well as arthrodesis and osteotomies with associated soft tissue problems .