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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Moritoshi Itoman, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Satoshi Ojima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 62 ; 606 64 ;
Abstract
An intramedullary nail for a humerus is disclosed which is designed to be inserted in a medullary cavity of a fractured humerus. The nail includes an upper rod portion for location in the upper portion of the humerus and a lower oblique portion for location in the lower portion of the humerus. The upper rod portion is longer than the lower oblique portion, with the lower oblique portion having an oblique axis inclined with respect to the axis of the upper rod portion.