EXPANDABLE INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL FOR SMALL BONE FIXATION
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1. An inflatable nail for internally fixating a fractured bone provided in a collapsed formation, wherein said nail includes longitudinal wrinkles when is at least partially inflated.
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Abstract
The present invention provides method and device for fixating a fractured bone by inflating an intramedullary nail using a manually operated nail inflation syringe. Optionally, the nail is provided attached to an insertion device that may also function as the inflation syringe. The two attached items are preferably provided as a single detachable element—sterile and ready for use.
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- 1. An inflatable nail for internally fixating a fractured bone provided in a collapsed formation, wherein said nail includes longitudinal wrinkles when is at least partially inflated.
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16. A method for fixating a fractured bone having a medullar canal, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a collapsed inflatable nail having an axis, a distal end and a proximal end;
said nail is attached on its proximal end to a syringe;(b) inserting the collapsed nail while attached to the syringe into the medullar canal of a the bone by distally pressing the syringe; and (c) inflating at least part of the fixation nail to a preferred expanded formation by manually activating the syringe. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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- 19. A method for manufacturing a fixation nail for medullary bones from only a tubular body having distal and proximal ends, wherein said tubular body is produced from a single metal piece.
- 21. A method for manufacturing a fixation nail for medullary bones from only a tubular body having distal and proximal ends, wherein said tubular body is produced from only two metal pieces welded together.
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24. An inflatable fixation nail for medullary bones, the nail has a tubulat wall with a width and excludes longitudinal fastener bars, wherein said width provides enough strength to withstand deformable stresses applied when nail is implanted in an inflated form.
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