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Intramedullary cavity nail and kit for the treatment of fractures of the hip

  • US 6,126,661 A
  • Filed: 01/20/1998
  • Issued: 10/03/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Intramedullary cavity nail for the treatment of femoral fractures, comprising a solid elongate body having a proximal portion (2) with at least one transverse bore for accommodating at least one corresponding screw (9, 10) for stabilizing the femoral neck, joined to a distal portion (3) with at least one distal transverse bore (16) for accommodating at least one diaphysis screw (17) for stabilizing the distal part of the femur, characterized by the fact that said proximal portion (2) has a substantially constant diameter (φ

  • p) adapted to be stably anchored in a relatively limited length bore of the femur for reducing blood losses, while said distal portion (3) has a substantially constant diameter (φ

    d) which is less than that of said proximal portion (2) for ease of insertion without drilling in the medullary canal of the femur,wherein said proximal and distal portions (2,

         3) are substantially rectilinear and form between themselves a predetermined deviation angle (β

    ) in a lateral plane.

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