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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2000
Applicants:
George Anastopoulos, Athens, GR;
Paul Bernd Robioneck, Preetz, DE;
Inventors:
George Anastopoulos, Athens, GR;
Paul Bernd Robioneck, Preetz, DE;
Assignee:
Stryker Trauma GmbH, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A locking nail for treating fractures of tubular bones has two parallel cross-bores that are axially spaced apart provided on the distal end of said nail and optionally at least one additional cross-bore is provided on the proximal end thereof for receiving bone screws. The nail includes a groove which is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the nail is formed into the outer side of the nail. The groove extends into the distal bores on both sides and merges into the bore. The longitudinal axis of the groove intersects the axis of each cross-bore.