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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2007
Cesare Cavallazzi, Miramar, FL (US);
Joel Marquart, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Marcus Bourda, Miami, FL (US);
Javier E. Castaneda, Miami, FL (US);
Cesare Cavallazzi, Miramar, FL (US);
Joel Marquart, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Marcus Bourda, Miami, FL (US);
Javier E. Castaneda, Miami, FL (US);
Depuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A method of clavicle fracture fixation includes using a K-wire to create a pilot hole extending longitudinally through the medullary canal of the lateral and medial fragments of the fractured clavicle while the fragments are reduced, enlarging a medial portion of the pilot hole in the lateral fragment and a lateral portion of the pilot hole in the medial fragment, wherein such enlarged portions are together sized for receiving the clavicle nail, attaching the lateral end of the clavicle nail to the K-wire, manipulating the K-wire such that substantially the entire length of the clavicle nail is positioned inside of the lateral fragment, aligning the lateral and medial fragments longitudinally, and manipulating the K-wire such that approximately half of the length of the clavicle nail is positioned within the medial fragment and approximately half of the nail is positioned within the lateral fragment.