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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gernot Asche, New York, NY (US);
Hans Erich Harder, New York, NY (US);
Thomas Heinrich Heinz, New York, NY (US);
Klaus Hornberger, New York, NY (US);
Reinhard Schnettler, New York, NY (US);
Vilmos Vecsei, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica GmbH, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61B / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 62 ;
Abstract
A supracondylar bone nail has an elongated shank with a distal end and a proximal end and has two bends in the M-L plane. Both bends are in the same direction with screw holes between the distal tip of the nail and the first bend.