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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2024
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Jordan Rakes, Cordova, TN (US);
Benjamin Ollivere, Nottingham, GB;
Paul Tornetta, III, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
William M. Ricci, New York, NY (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An intramedullary ('IM') nail and surgical technique or method. The IM nail includes a body including an opening for receiving a lag screw and a compression screw. The body further including one or more screw openings for receiving a bone screw. The surgical technique enables a surgeon to selectively prevent or allow movement (e.g., medialization) of the IM nail within the patient's intramedullary canal. The position of the IM nail can be selectively secured within the patient's intramedullary canal depending on surgeon preference and/or depending on the fracture pattern being treated. In use, the surgeon can elect to either secure the position of the IM nail within the patient's intramedullary canal thereby preventing movement (e.g., medialization) of the IM nail within the patient's intramedullary canal, or the surgeon can allow the IM nail to move (e.g., medialize) within the patient's intramedullary canal.
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