A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 17/88 (2006.01) A61B 17/16 (2006.01) A61B 17/17 (2006.01) A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2684939
An elongated rod (102) for insertion into a bowed canal of a bone such as a femoral medulla of a femur bone, wherein the canal is bowed in one plane. The rod has a longitudinal axis (104) disposed on a first plane and one or more cutouts (112) formed in at least a portion of a length of the rod and on opposite sides of the first plane. The rod is flexible along a second plane which is co-planar with the bowed canal plane and which is disposed on the longitudinal axis and perpendicular to the first plane.
L'invention concerne un clou allongé (102) destiné à être inséré dans un canal courbé d'un os, tel que la moelle fémorale d'un fémur, le canal étant courbé sur un plan. Ce clou présente un axe longitudinal (104) disposé sur un premier plan et comporte au moins une entaille (112) formée sur au moins une partie de la longueur du clou et sur les côtés opposés du premier plan. Le clou selon l'invention est flexible le long d'un deuxième plan qui est co-planaire avec le plan du canal courbé et qui est disposé sur l'axe longitudinal et perpendiculaire au premier plan.
Hitt Kirby
Logan Scott
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin Llp
Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
LandOfFree
Flexible intramedullary rod does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Flexible intramedullary rod, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Flexible intramedullary rod will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFCA-PAI-O-1455225