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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2005
Lodovico Renzi Brivio, Verona, IT;
Franco Lavini, Verona, IT;
Michele Coati, San Pietro in Cariano, IT;
Graziano Marini, Castel d'Azzano, IT;
Luigi Rossi, Peschiera del Garda, IT;
Lodovico Renzi Brivio, Verona, IT;
Franco Lavini, Verona, IT;
Michele Coati, San Pietro in Cariano, IT;
Graziano Marini, Castel d'Azzano, IT;
Luigi Rossi, Peschiera del Garda, IT;
Orthofix International B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
An endomedullary nail for the treatment of proximal femur fractures, comprising an elongate body () having a proximal portion () and a distal portion (). The proximal portion () has a first and a second hole () for a respective cephalic screw (), each having a transversal axis to the axis of the proximal portion (). The first hole () is split into two passages each having a respective axis (A, B) with a predetermined angle relationship with respect to the axis (C) of the second hole (). The passages () are arranged to be selectively engaged by a respective cephalic screw ().