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Methods and devices for trauma welding

  • US 20070270833A1
  • Filed: 05/03/2006
  • Published: 11/22/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for stabilizing a fractured bone, the method comprising:

  • positioning an elongate rod in the medullary canal of the fractured bone;

    forming a passageway through the cortex of the bone, the passageway extending from the exterior surface of the bone to the medullary canal of the bone;

    creating a bonding region on the elongate rod, the bonding region generally aligned with the passageway of the cortex;

    positioning a fastener in the passageway of the cortex and on the bonding region of the elongate rod; and

    thermally bonding the fastener to the bonding region of the elongate rod while the fastener is positioned in the passageway of the cortex.

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