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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Michael Ullman, Onsala, SE;
Carl Ekholm, Onsala, SE;
Inventors:
Michael Ullman, Onsala, SE;
Carl Ekholm, Onsala, SE;
Assignee:
Swemac Innovation AB, Linköping, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical fixation pin for use in fractures of bones in arms or other body parts to achieve support of the bone while the fracture heals. The pin is formed of a spring material and includes at opposite ends an angled, rounded front section and a double bent, extracortical section equipped with a fixation eye for receiving a fixation screw for securing the pin to a bone at a fracture site.