Arthrex, Gmbh

Brian Bradford Carpenter

Kyle E Lappin

Stephen Riddle McDaniel

Selene Gunvant Parekh

Alexander Carlo Buscaglia

Terrence Michael Philbin

Robert Dean Tonks

Darryll Leonard Charles Fletcher

Daryll Leonard Charles Fletcher

An intramedullary bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and an actuator to deploy at least one gripper to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprises inserting a fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of the fixation device on one side of the fracture, providing rigidity across the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy at least one gripper to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone. Various configurations allow a segmented device body to lock in the intramedullary space before and/or after fixation of the bone.

Intramedullary fracture fixation devices and methods

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Decatur, TX, United States of America

Brian Bradford Carpenter