INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL WITH OBLIQUE OPENINGS
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Abstract
An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone is provided. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis of the body and an external periphery of the body for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall thereof defining a first opening through the body. The first opening defines a first opening centerline. The body has a second internal wall of the body defining a second opening through the body. The second opening defines a second opening centerline. The first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are oblique with respect to each other. The longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline form an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the first opening centerline. The longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline forming an acute angle between the longitudinal axis of the body and the second opening centerline.
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Citations
44 Claims
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1-27. -27. (canceled)
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28. A method for performing trauma surgery on a long bone, comprising the steps of:
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providing an intramedullary nail, said nail defining a longitudinal axis and an external periphery thereof for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone, said nail having a first internal wall thereof defining a first opening therethrough, the first opening defining a first opening centerline, said nail having a second internal wall thereof defining a second opening therethrough, the second opening defining a second opening centerline, the first opening centerline and the second opening centerline being oblique with respect to each other, at least one of the first opening centerline and the second opening centerline being transverse to the longitudinal axis of the nail, the longitudinal axis of said body and the first opening centerline forming an acute angle therebetween and the longitudinal axis of said body and the second opening centerline forming an acute angle therebetween; positioning the nail at least partially in the medullary canal; providing a first screw for cooperation with the long bone and for slidable cooperation with the first opening in said nail; inserting said first screw through the cortical wall of the lesser trochanter of the long bone; inserting said first screw through the first opening; inserting said first screw through the cortical wall of the greater trochanter of the long bone; providing a second screw for cooperation with the long bone and for slidable cooperation with the second opening in said nail; inserting said second screw through the cortical wall of the long bone; inserting said second screw through the second opening; and inserting said second screw through the cortical wall of the long bone.
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29. A method performing trauma surgery on a femur comprising a medullary canal and cortical bone surrounding cancellous bone, the cortical bone defining a greater trochanter, a lesser trochanter, a femoral head and a femoral neck, said method comprising the steps:
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positioning an intramedullary nail in the medullary canal of a femur, the nail comprising an elongate body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinal axis, said elongate body having an external periphery thereof adapted to fit in the medullary canal of a femur, said elongate body having a first transverse opening therethrough in the proximal portion, the first opening defining a first opening centerline, said elongate body having a second transverse opening therethrough in the proximal portion, the second opening defining a second opening centerline, wherein the first opening centerline and the second opening centerline do not intersect and are not coplanar with respect to each other, and wherein the longitudinal axis of said elongate body and the first opening centerline forming an acute angle therebetween and the longitudinal axis of said elongate body and the second opening centerline forming an acute angle therebetween; and positioning a first bone fastener through the greater trochanter of a femur, through the elongate body along the first opening centerline, and to the lesser trochanter of a femur, positioning a second bone fastener through the elongate body along the second opening centerline, through the femoral neck of a femur, and into the femoral head of a femur, wherein the first and second bone fasteners form a generally x-shaped configuration when viewed at an angle transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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