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Product Description
Square Nut MR Safe, Catalog Number 03.311.060. || The Square Nut MR Safe is used in conjunction with Synthes Distraction Osteogenesis Ring Systems. It can be used to secure components together or as a means of bone distraction/compression. Each side of the Square Nut is etched with a number, 1-2-3-4, which can be referenced during distraction/compression. Distraction of bone typically occurs a a rate of 1mm/day. The patient may be instructed to turn the nuts 1/4 turn four times per day, accomplishing 0.25mm per 1/4 turn. The etched numbers offer reference points to the surgeon who instructs the patient on distraction technique.