Pins, Wires, Washers & Spacers - India CDSCO Medical Device Registration

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Pins: Pins are used in fixation of fractures where minimal bone and soft tissue damage are involved. Pins provide provisional fixation leaving room for additional hardware placement. The provisional fixation is planned to avoid faulty permanent fixation. Depending on the diameter, pins may also be used as guidewires for cannulated screw fixation. Wires: Wires are used in the fixation of fractures in which loading is minimal. Wires are easier to bend, so, are supplemented with other immobilization devices where necessary. Pin or wire fixation is mostly used for fractures of the Phalanges, Metacarpals, Metatarsals, Proximal Humerus and Distal Humerus. Washers: Washers are to function with screws to prevent the screw head from breaking through the cortex of the bone by providing additional surface area during screw placement. Spacers: To reduce the plate-to-bone contact to a minimum, screw a spacer in the plate before positioning the plate. The spacer ensures that a distance of 2 mm will be maintained between the plates and the bone when the screws are later inserted. The spacer can be removed after setting the locking screws