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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2011
Applicant:
Robert Frigg, Langendorf, CH;
Inventor:
Robert Frigg, Langendorf, CH;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/746 (2013.01); A61B 17/744 (2013.01); A61B 17/748 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixation device for treating an epiphyseal fracture, comprises a shaft extending longitudinally along a central axis from a first end to a second end configured to slidably engage a bone implant opening and a having a maximum radius r and a spherical head element attached to the first end of the shaft and having a radius R>r, the spherical head element configured to be inserted into a fragmented portion of bone such that the fragmented portion rotates about the spherical head element relative to the central axis of the shaft.