External Fixation Upper Limb Instrument Set

Kangli Orthopaedics supplies the External Fixation Upper Limb Instrument Set as an assembly for building external fixation constructs around the hand, forearm, elbow and upper arm. The set combines rods, clamp blocks, angled connectors, pins and connecting hardware in a defined instrument-set format, so a frame is put together from parts that are already matched to one another. Its articulated arrangement accommodates changes in upper-limb direction, while parallel forearm rods provide an open frame layout. The set is supplied in sterile packaging.

Frames Assembled to Suit the Case in Theatre

The components are meant to be combined freely rather than followed as a fixed build. Rods, clamp blocks and connectors join at the points the surgeon chooses, so the same set covers a short span across a wrist and a long span from the upper arm to the hand. Nothing in the construct is pre-committed: clamp positions, rod lengths and the number of connections are all decided while the frame is being made up.

Articulated Frame Layout for Upper-Limb Fixation

The assembly connects rods and clamp blocks through a multi-directional configuration that follows the path from the hand and forearm to the elbow and upper arm. Articulated connections allow the frame to change direction at the elbow instead of relying on one continuous straight axis.

Parallel Rod Configuration Along the Forearm

Two long rods can be positioned alongside the forearm and joined with clamp hardware at selected points. This layout keeps the central area between the rods open while providing a continuous framework for connecting components along the forearm.

Angled Connections Across the Elbow

Offset rods, curved connectors and transverse fasteners redirect the frame from the forearm toward the upper arm. The components maintain distinct rod directions on each limb segment and create a connected layout around the elbow bend.

Self-Drilling Pin Threads That Cut Their Own Path

The pins carry a tapered thread that both drills and taps as it advances, so the pin cuts its own path instead of waiting on a separately prepared hole — a step removed from the sequence, and one fewer instrument change at the moment of placement. The taper means thread engagement builds as the pin goes deeper rather than arriving all at once.

Triangular Pin Tips for Controlled Entry

Each pin begins with a sharp triangular tip, which presents cutting edges to the cortex at the point of entry and keeps the pin tracking where it was started rather than skating across the surface. Double-ended tips are available, so one pin offers a working tip at either end.

Rod and Pin Materials Across the Set

Rods, clamp blocks and connecting components are offered in stainless steel for a consistent material format across the set, with pins in titanium alloy. Carbon fibre is also used for connecting rods, combining high strength and corrosion resistance with low weight — a lighter bar carrying the same construct.

Sterile-Packed Components Ready for the Table

Sterile packaging presents the components together as an instrument set rather than as individually selected rods, clamps or connectors. Parts come to the table ready to use, which keeps set-up to opening what the construct needs.

Upper-Limb Frame Configurations

The configurations this set is assembled into, from the shoulder to the hand.

Radius Joint External Fixator

A wrist-spanning frame from the radius across to the metacarpals.

Forearm External Fixator

Pins in the radius with a rod running out to the hand.

Elbow External Fixator

A frame bridging humerus and forearm around the elbow.

Proximal Humeral External Fixator

Twin rods carrying clamps on the proximal humerus.

Mini Fragment Fixator (Finger and palm)

The small-fragment build, spanning finger and palm bones on the hand skeleton.

For lower-limb frame configurations, see the External Fixation Lower Limb Instrument Set from Kangli Orthopaedics.