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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Exsomed Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lloyd P. Champagne, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jozef Zoldos, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard T. Briganti, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
Andrew J. Leither, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
ExsoMed Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 17/8635 (2013.01); A61B 17/8645 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and system for fixation of intra-articular and extra-articular fractures and non-unions of small bones and other small bone fragments, and more particularly to a threaded nail with a robust length and a trailing end with a cutting tip and longitudinal cutting flutes and a stepped diameter with cutting flutes at the transition point, and an optional cannulation along the central longitudinal axis of the nail.