Ankle arthrodesis nail and outrigger assembly
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1. An outrigger assembly for use with an intramedullary fixation device comprising:
- (a) a handle section having a first slot and a second slot;
(b) an alignment beam member adapted to be adjustably received in said first slot;
(c) a mounting shaft adapted to be adjustably secured in said second slot and having a means for securing the intramedullary fixation device to the shaft in alignment with said beam member;
(d) first and second means for adjustably securing the alignment beam member to the handle section so that the beam member can be disposed at different lengths in relation to said handle section; and
(e) means for rotating said handle section about the longitudinal axis of the mounting shaft.
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Abstract
An intramedullary fixation device having a distal section; a proximal section; a connecting member for adjustably securing the distal and proximal sections end to end along a longitudinal axis; means for securing the proximal section to a first bone; and means for securing the distal section to a least one different bone. The connecting member is rotated to provide compression across a bone arthrodesis site to be stabilized and fused. Also described is a method of utilizing the intramedullary fixation device with an outrigger assembly.
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1. An outrigger assembly for use with an intramedullary fixation device comprising:
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(a) a handle section having a first slot and a second slot; (b) an alignment beam member adapted to be adjustably received in said first slot; (c) a mounting shaft adapted to be adjustably secured in said second slot and having a means for securing the intramedullary fixation device to the shaft in alignment with said beam member; (d) first and second means for adjustably securing the alignment beam member to the handle section so that the beam member can be disposed at different lengths in relation to said handle section; and (e) means for rotating said handle section about the longitudinal axis of the mounting shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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