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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
May. 30, 2002
Jorge L. Orbay, Miami, FL (US);
Javier Castañeda, Miami, FL (US);
Hand Innovations, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
A fixation device is provided which includes a proximal nail portion and a distal plate portion. The nail portion includes a flexible tapered section, and a rigid distal section larger in diameter and is adapted to be inserted into a medullary canal of a fractured bone. The plate portion has a low, narrow profile and includes three longitudinally displaced peg holes, each of which is adapted to orient a peg in a different orientation from the others. The plate portion is adapted to be positioned on the outside of a fractured bone when the nail portion is within the medullary canal. The device provides the benefits of both an intramedullary nail and a bone plate in a single device. The fixation device permits a minimally invasive treatment of the metaphyseal fractures that may otherwise be undertreated.