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Supra condylus bone nail

US6010505A · kind A · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Howmedica Inc. · DE

Inventors

Gernot Asche · New York, US
Hans E. Harder · Probsteierhagen, DE
Thomas Heinrich Anton Heinz · New York, US
Klaus Hornberger · New York, US
Reinhard Schnettler · New York, US
Vilmos Vecsei · Wien, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 29, 1997
Grant date	Jan 4, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 29, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/744
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A supracondylar bone nail has an elongated shank with a distal end and a proximal end and has two bends in the M-L plane. Both bends are in the same direction with screw holes between the distal tip of the nail and the first bend.

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