Locking nail for the repair of femur shaft fractures
US6461360B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/744
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The locking nail for the repair of femur shaft fractures, also in connection with trochanteric femur fractures, comprises a proximal nail section (2) and a distal nail section (3) adjoining the latter, with the nail sections (2, 3) having bores (2e, 2f, 2h, 2i, 3a, 3b, 3c) for the reception of bone screws, and with the distal nail section (3) having a curvature extending in an anterior-posterior plane (apE) and corresponding substantially to the antecurvature of the femur, with the proximal nail section (2) having at least over a partial section (2a, 2b) a continuous curvature, in particular with constant radius of curvature (R2), extending in a lateral-medial plane (lmE).
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