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Humeral nail

US8057476B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

22References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Stryker Trauma GmbH · CH

Inventors

Carl Ekholm · Onsala, SE
Anders Jonsson · Bromma, SE
Nils Zander · Neviges, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 27, 2007
Grant date	Nov 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 11, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/72
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A humeral nail for the surgical care of fractures of the proximal humerus, with a shaft which has a longitudinal axis and is provided in a proximal portion with at least transverse bores spaced apart in the axial direction. The axis of the three bores is circumferentially offset in respect to each other in planes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The nail is provided with at least two additional transverse bores in a portion located towards the distal end of the nail, the proximal transverse bore running diagonally to the longitudinal axis and being located in the same plane as is the axis of the additional transverse bores.

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