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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:
Aug. 27, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor H Frankel, New York, NY (US);
Frederick J Kummer, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 64 ;
Abstract
A bone fixation assembly for fracture(s) of the upper ulna, the ulna having an olecranon and a proximate end, comprising a elongated medullary pin and a head member. The elongated medullary pin has a longitudinal axis and distal and proximal ends and at least one aperture at its distal end for transverse locking screw(s). The head member is disposed at the proximal end of the pin for transmitting force to the olecranon along the longitudinal axis of the pin as the head member is tightened. The head member comprising at least one inwardly extending, projecting, pointed portion.