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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2025
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Zachary Korman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Shannon D. Cummings, Hernando, MS (US);
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A system, includes a first screw mechanism including: a first block; a first screw threaded through the first block and including a first skin-interfacing portion; and an intramedullary (IM) member extending from and attached to the first block and including an end portion configured to be inserted into an intramedullary canal of a first bone fragment, wherein a first lateral force is generated between the first skin-interfacing portion against a second bone fragment, adjacent to the first bone fragment, and a holding force provided by the end portion when the first screw is rotated and the end portion is located in the intramedullary canal.