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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
May. 07, 2002
Daniel W. Bühler, Wallisellen, CH;
Sulzer Orthopedics Ltd., Baar, CH;
Abstract
The invention describes a femur marrow nail for insertion between the condylii of a knee joint having an anchoring ( ) in the region of the nail tip ( ), having a curvature ( ) extending in the sagittal plane ( ) and having a straight end piece ( ) which has fastening bores ( ) with axes B, C for its fastening. At least two fastening bores ( ) with axes B and C cross the longitudinal axis X of the end piece ( ) at a spacing X , X less than 70 millimeters from the end ( ) of the end piece ( ), and with their axes B and C penetrating a plane ( ) which includes the end ( ) and is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X at a distance r from the X axis in a region of 10 mm≦r≦116 mm in order to grip hard bone zones with fastening screws ( ) in the region of the condylii.