Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fixation device for proximal elbow fractures and method of using same
- Patent Title (中): 近端肘骨折固定装置及其使用方法
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Application No.: US11760113Application Date: 2007-06-08
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Publication No.: US08668693B2Publication Date: 2014-03-11
- Inventor: Richard A. Bernstein
- Applicant: Richard A. Bernstein
- Agency: F. Chau & Associates, LLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/58
- IPC: A61B17/58

Abstract:
A bone fixation device includes a rod including a first portion extending from a proximal side of the rod, and a second portion extending from the first portion, wherein the rod is inserted into a medullary canal of an ulna bone, the first portion includes a plurality of longitudinally displaced screw holes, having axes whereby at least two screws inserted into the screw holes extend in discrete directions into a metaphyseal portion of the ulna. The bone fixation device also includes a curved extension portion extending from the proximal side of the rod to capture an olecranon of the ulna. The device provides the benefits of an intramedullary nail and proximal tension band type fixation in a single device. The fixation device permits a minimally invasive treatment of proximal ulna fractures that may otherwise be under treated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080306479A1 FIXATION DEVICE FOR PROXIMAL ELBOW FRACTURES AND METHOD OF USING SAME Public/Granted day:2008-12-11
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