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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Charles L. Nelson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kai U. Mazur, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles L. Nelson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kai U. Mazur, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of repairing a bone fracture comprises accessing a fracture along a length of a bone through a bony protuberance at an access point near an end of a bone. A bone fixation device is advanced into a space through the access point at the end of the bone. A portion of the bone fixation device is bent along its length to traverse the fracture. The bone fixation device is locked into place within the space of the bone.