REINFORCED INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An orthopedic implant assembly is disclosed for the treatment of fracture or other trauma to a long bone. The implant assembly includes an intramedullary nail and a lag screw that extends through a transverse bore of the intramedullary nail). The intramedullary nail includes an elongated body and one or more enlarged portions positioned adjacent to the transverse bore to reinforce the intramedullary nail.
-
Citations
45 Claims
-
1-22. -22. (canceled)
-
23. An intramedullary nail configured for receipt in a long bone, comprising:
an elongated body having a transverse bore extending therethrough and configured to receive a transverse member extending from the transverse bore, wherein the elongated body includes an enlarged portion positioned adjacent to the transverse bore, the transverse bore including a longitudinal axis and the enlarged portion including a ridge extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
-
30. An intramedullary nail configured for receipt in a long bone, comprising:
an elongated body having a transverse bore extending therethrough and configured to receive a transverse member extending from the transverse bore, wherein the elongated body includes a first segment extending from a distal extent of the transverse bore to a proximal extent of the transverse bore, a second segment immediately proximal to the transverse bore, and a third segment immediately distal to the transverse bore, the first segment includes a bulge positioned adjacent to the transverse bore creating a maximum external profile of the first segment that is greater than at least one of a maximum external profile of the second segment and a maximum external profile of the third segment. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
-
34. An intramedullary nail configured for receipt in a long bone comprising:
an elongated body having a segment including a transverse bore extending therethrough and configured to receive a transverse member extending from the transverse bore, wherein the elongated body includes means for reinforcing the segment, the elongated body including a longitudinal axis and the reinforcing means including a ridge extending at least partially in a transverse direction. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
-
38. An intramedullary nail configured for receipt in a long bone, comprising:
an elongated body having a longitudinal axis and a transverse bore extending therethrough and configured to receive a transverse member extending from the transverse bore, wherein the elongated body includes a first segment extending from a distal extent of the transverse bore to a proximal extent of the transverse bore and including the enlarged portion, a second segment immediately proximal to the transverse bore, and a third segment immediately distal to the transverse bore, the first segment including an enlarged portion creating a non-uniform exterior profile along a longitudinal length of the first segment. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
-
44. A method of treating a long bone, comprising the steps of
implanting an intramedullary nail into a long bone, the intramedullary nail including an elongated body having a transverse bore and an enlarged portion positioned adjacent to the transverse bore; -
providing the long bone with a prepared passage to receive the intramedullary nail during the implanting step, wherein the enlarged portion and the body cooperate to define a nail width and the prepared passage includes a passage width proximal of the enlarged portion that is less than the nail width; and positioning a transverse member into the transverse bore. - View Dependent Claims (45)
-
Specification