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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Anthony H. James, Bartlett, TN (US);
R. Keith Mcreynolds, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Joseph M. Ferrante, Bartlett, TN (US);
Kohsuke Watanabe, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Anthony H. James, Bartlett, TN (US);
R. Keith McReynolds, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Joseph M. Ferrante, Bartlett, TN (US);
Kohsuke Watanabe, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and devices for treating femoral fractures, wherein a polyaxial cross member is employed to accommodate a wide range of angles and anteversions/retroversions in the femur, and different securing mechanisms can also be employed to hold and retain such polyaxial cross member in place at the desired orientation.