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Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2015
Applicants:

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;

British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch, Vancouver, CA;

Inventors:

Edward Scott Harshman, Woodinville, WA (US);

Steven Charles Dimmer, Bellevue, WA (US);

David Thomas Stinson, Woodinville, WA (US);

Assignee:

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7283 (2013.01); A61B 17/7225 (2013.01); A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61B 17/7266 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for intermedullary bone fracture fixation are described herein. The fixation device includes a main body having a flexible state and a rigid state. The fixation device further includes a proximal interface coupled to a proximal end of the main body to anchor the fixation device to an exterior surface of the bone and a distal interface coupled to a distal end of the main body to anchor the fixation device to an interior cavity of the bone. The fixation device further includes a locking interface to configured to convert the main body from the flexible state to the rigid state.


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