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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Felasfa Wodajo, Potomac, MD (US);
Inventor:
Felasfa Wodajo, Potomac, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7225 (2013.01); A61B 17/8004 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61B 17/683 (2013.01); A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61B 17/7241 (2013.01); A61B 17/7258 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61F 2002/285 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2817 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30553 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01);
Abstract
The embodiments disclosed provide an expandable osseointegration bone fixation apparatus configured to be attached to an affected or fractured bone. The apparatus includes an elongated housing containing a cylindrically shaped intraosseous insert have an expansion mechanism. The insert further includes a set of inwardly angled tapers designed to be attached to a diaphyseal bone where a set of diametrically opposed congruent inserts are configured to incrementally expanded in opposite directions and cause an incremental force against the inside surface of the housing to increase compression to the affected bone.