Patent · US Expired

Locking nail for treating fractures of the proximal femur

US7763022B2 · kind B2 · utility

29Cited by

9References

7Claims

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Assignee

Stryker Trauma GmbH · CH

Inventors

Andreas Werner Speitling · Heikendorf, DE
Klaus Dorawa · Schwentinental, DE
Geert Von Oldenburg · Heikendorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 3, 2004
Grant date	Jul 27, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7233
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An interlocking nail, particularly for fractures of the proximal femur having a proximal portion that has provided therein a bore preferably extending obliquely to the axis of the proximal portion for receiving a screw or pin, particularly a femoral neck pin. The bore is formed so that the lateral edge portions located on opposed sides are flattened and rounded at the inlet end or also the outlet end of the bore.

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