Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Trochanteric nail with locking opening
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Application No.: US11773029Application Date: 2007-07-03
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Publication No.: US10687869B2Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: Stephen Yacoubian
- Applicant: Stephen Yacoubian
- Applicant Address: US CA Torrance
- Assignee: Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Torrance
- Agency: Burgess Law Office, PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/72
- IPC: A61B17/72 ; A61B17/74

Abstract:
A trochanteric nail for insertion in an intramedullary canal of a bone for treating bone fractures. The nail may include an elongate body having a head portion and a stem portion. One or more openings may be provided in the head portion for receiving an anchoring member, such as a bone screw, for fastening the nail within the bone. An intermediate opening may also be provided in the stem portion for receiving an anchoring member. A distal area of the nail may include or be free from anchoring members. In addition, a set of nails may be provided with each of the nails of the set of nails having different length in which the intermediate opening is the same distance from the proximal end for each of the nails.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080009873A1 Trochanteric Nail with Locking Opening Public/Granted day:2008-01-10
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