Fracture fixation

Details Fracture fixation Fracture fixation

A - Human Necessities

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128/41

A61F 5/04 (2006.01) A61B 17/72 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1170938

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Fixation of a long bone is accomplished by drilling a small opening into the medullary cavity, inserting a deflated flexible bladder into the medullary cavity through the opening, inflating the bladder with sterile air through an opening accessible outside the bone, sealing the opening, unsealing the opening after the fracture has healed, removing the bladder and then filling the opening. The flexible bladder of the present invention is made of material from the group consisting of natural rubber-like material, synthetic rubber-like material and flexible plastic. The bladder also has an opening therein for the admission of an inflating fluid.

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