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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Lutz Biedermann, VS-Villingen, DE;
Wilfried Matthis, Weisweil, DE;
Inventors:
Lutz Biedermann, VS-Villingen, DE;
Wilfried Matthis, Weisweil, DE;
Assignee:
Biedermann Motech GmbH, VS-Schwenningen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bone anchoring nail is provided having a threadless shaft with a free end, a head opposite to the free end, the head having a substantially U-shaped recess for accommodation of a rod or a rod-shaped element, a longitudinal bore extending through the shaft and opening towards any one of the head and the free end and a plurality of openings extending through the wall of the shaft and being in communication with the bore. The bone anchoring nail allows quick insertion and reliable fixation enhanced by the in-growth of blood vessels.