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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dietmar Pennig, 50935 Koln, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 64 ; 606 62 ; 606 76 ;
Abstract
A medullary nail has a plug-like insert arranged in the end region of the nail. The insert consists of a readily drillable or screwable material that is suitable for receiving a corresponding attachment element such as a bone screw or a bone pin. The medullary nail is otherwise of standard metal construction, preferably of stainless steel.