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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Orthopediatrics Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
OrthoPediatrics Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for aligning an intramedullary nail for implantation when the intramedullary nail has an intramedullary nail body having a first end having a first interlocking profile and the intramedullary nail body has a first through hole extending therethrough about a first axis. The system comprises an alignment device adapted and configured to be separable from the intramedullary nail. The system also comprises a holding fixture comprising a channel and a projection adapted and configured to cooperatively receive the intramedullary nail in the channel such that the projection extends within the first through hole and the first axis aligns with a through hole of the alignment device when the first interlocking profile is engaged with an interlocking profile of the alignment device.