Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self centering feature for an intramedullary nail
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Application No.: US16026933Application Date: 2018-07-03
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Publication No.: US11298165B2Publication Date: 2022-04-12
- Inventor: Reto Nardini
- Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Agency: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/80
- IPC: A61B17/80 ; A61B17/72 ; A61B17/86 ; A61B17/68 ; A61B17/17

Abstract:
An intramedullary nail includes a body sized and shaped for insertion into a medullary canal of a bone and extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end and a channel extending through the body along the longitudinal axis in combination with a locking hole extending laterally through the body along a central axis and in communication with the channel, the locking hole defined by a first opening extending through a first portion of a wall of the nail and a second opening extending through a second portion of the wall substantially opposing the first portion, the first opening being elongated in a lateral direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the nail and the second opening including a coupling element configured to lock a portion of a bone fixation element therein.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180310971A1 Self Centering Feature for an Intramedullary Nail Public/Granted day:2018-11-01
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