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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2018
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Reto Nardini, Oberdorf, CH;
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An intramedullary nail includes a body sized and shaped for insertion into a medullary canal of a bone and extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end and a channel extending through the body along the longitudinal axis in combination with a locking hole extending laterally through the body along a central axis and in communication with the channel, the locking hole defined by a first opening extending through a first portion of a wall of the nail and a second opening extending through a second portion of the wall substantially opposing the first portion, the first opening being elongated in a lateral direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the nail and the second opening including a coupling element configured to lock a portion of a bone fixation element therein.