System and method for treating bone fractures
US10039579B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/86
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for treating a fracture of a bone that produces first and second bone parts separated by a fracture line. A first implant has a first body. A second implant has a second body, A first elongate component can be directed through the bone to cooperate with each of the first and second bodies so that the first and second bodies and first component together act to maintain the first and second bone parts in a desired set relationship. The first component has a lengthwise axis and cooperates with the first body so that the operatively positioned first component is stabilized by the first body in a direction that is transverse to the lengthwise axis of the first component. The first component cooperates with the second body so that the first component is stabilized by the operatively positioned second body.
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