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Apparatus for reducing a fracture

  • US 5,122,146 A
  • Filed: 02/04/1988
  • Issued: 06/16/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for reducing a fractured bone having a medullary canal, comprising:

  • a. shaft means having distal and proximal ends and being configured and dimensioned for passage and entry of its distal end into and within the medullary canal of the fractured bone through a suitably sized aperture for manipulating into and within the medullary canal by translation and rotational movements so as to reduce the fractured bone by repositioning the various bone fragments in their proper relative arrangement, said shaft means having graduations along a portion thereof and a bore along its length; and

    b. measurement sleeve means configured and dimensioned for movement over at least the graduation portion of said shaft means outside of the medullary canal, so as to permit determination of the length of a nail to be inserted into the medullary canal of the reduced bone for fixating the fracture, said measurement sleeve means comprising a tubular sleeve movable at least along a portion of said shaft, said tubular sleeve having a body portion with extended flange ends.

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