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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2019
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Nicholas Karg, Solothurn, CH;
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an intramedullary nail has a proximal end and a distal end that are offset from one another along a distal direction. The nail has an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface defines a cannulation that extends into the proximal end towards the distal end. The nail defines a bone-anchor fixation hole that extends into the outer surface and entirely through the nail. The nail also defines a receptacle that is proximate to the bone-anchor fixation hole and open to the cannulation such that the receptacle is configured to receive a locator of a targeting system therein from the cannulation, where the locator includes at least one of a sensor and a field generator. The receptacle is at least partially defined by a stop that limits an insertion depth of the locator within the nail along the distal direction.