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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2006
David R Brown, Warsaw, IN (US);
John R White, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Mark a Bollinger, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Brian M May, Warsaw, IN (US);
David R Brown, Warsaw, IN (US);
John R White, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Mark A Bollinger, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Brian M May, Warsaw, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An intramedullary fixation device and associated method. The intramedullary fixation device includes a first intramedullary component having a first bone-attachment end and a first elongated member, a second intramedullary component having a second bone-attachment end and a second elongated member, and a compliant member coupling the first and second intramedullary components for applying bone-compressing stress. The second intramedullary component defines a sleeve such that the first elongated member can pass therethrough.