Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Easily implantable and stable nail-fastener for skeletal fixation and method
- Patent Title (中): 骨骼固定和方法易植入和稳定的钉子
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Application No.: US13625595Application Date: 2012-09-24
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Publication No.: US08771272B2Publication Date: 2014-07-08
- Inventor: David LeCronier , Patrick Atkinson
- Applicant: David LeCronier , Patrick Atkinson
- Applicant Address: US MI Flint
- Assignee: Kettering University
- Current Assignee: Kettering University
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Flint
- Agency: Dickinson Wright PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/56
- IPC: A61B17/56 ; A61B17/58 ; A61F2/30

Abstract:
An intramedullary nail (20) defining a bore (34) is inserted into a medullary canal (26) of a bone (24). A threaded fastener (22) has a compression portion (48) presenting a compression portion diameter (DCP) and a threaded portion (50) presenting a threaded portion diameter (DTP). The fastener (22) extends through a near cortex hole (40) and/or a far cortex hole (42), and the threaded portion (22) threadedly engages the bore (34). A compression transmission device (54) is disposed between a head (44) of the fastener (22) and the intramedullary nail (20) for transmitting the compressional load of the threaded fastener (22) to the intramedullary nail (20). An interior space of the compression transmission device (54) is greater than the compression portion diameter (DCP) providing space about the threaded fastener (22) for allowing the fastener axis (A) to be variously disposed relative to the interior space.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130030436A1 Easily Implantable And Stable Nail-Fastener For Skeletal Fixation And Method Public/Granted day:2013-01-31
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