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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2019
In2bones, Ecully, FR;
Stephen Kearns, Barna, IE;
In2Bones, Ecully, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to an ankle arthrodesis device comprising a pin () intended to be implanted in a tibia (Ti), a talus (Ta) and a calcaneus (Ca), the pin () comprising a proximal portion () extending along a first direction (A-A'), and a distal portion () extending along a second direction (B-B′) that intersects the first direction (A-A′), the distal portion () being provided with a first oblong attachment opening along the second direction (B-B′), the device comprising a first compressive attachment means (A), of the compression screw type (A), the pin () being designed and configured such that, when it is implanted with its distal portion () oriented toward the back of the ankle, the first attachment opening is arranged to receive and guide the first attachment means (A) along a first attachment direction (F-F′) extending along said talus (Ta) and calcaneus (Ca) to attach the nail to the talus (Ta) and to the calcaneus (Ca).