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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2008
Daniel F. Justin, Logan, UT (US);
Karen E. Mohr, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Carlyle J. Creger, River Heights, UT (US);
Jeremy D. Borchert, Logan, UT (US);
James D. Stoneburner, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Mojan Goshayesh, Atherton, CA (US);
Matthew T. Harmon, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Roelof Trip, Suwanee, GA (US);
Charles E. Larsen, Tampa, FL (US);
Daniel F. Justin, Logan, UT (US);
Karen E. Mohr, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Carlyle J. Creger, River Heights, UT (US);
Jeremy D. Borchert, Logan, UT (US);
James D. Stoneburner, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Mojan Goshayesh, Atherton, CA (US);
Matthew T. Harmon, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Roelof Trip, Suwanee, GA (US);
Charles E. Larsen, Tampa, FL (US);
Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
An implantable segmented intramedullary structure adapted to be received in the intramedullary canal of a bone configurable between a relatively flexible, bent configuration for implantation or extraction and a relatively rigid, straightened configuration for bone treatment. The segmented intramedullary structure comprises a plurality of interconnected segments with a first interface and a complementarily-shaped second interface such that the first interface of a segment cooperatively engages the second interface of an adjacent segment. The segments define a channel for a tensioning member to lock the structure in a compressed configuration.