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Intramedullary nail system

  • US 6,524,313 B1
  • Filed: 09/28/2000
  • Issued: 02/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An intramedullary nail assembly for use in fixation of long bone fractures comprising:

  • a telescopic rod having two opposed ends and including a female component and a male component telescopingly interconnected to permit axial movement of the ends relative to each other; and

    means for anchoring each end of the telescopic rod to either end of a fractured long bone when the telescopic rod is implanted in the long bone and extends longitudinally through a length of the bone so that the length of the telescopic rod is extendable as the bone heals and bone growth occurs.

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