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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Chad Richard Munro, Mabou, CA;
Peter Senn, Waldenburg, CH;
Inventors:
Chad Richard Munro, Mabou, CA;
Peter Senn, Waldenburg, CH;
Assignee:
Synthes USA, LLC, West Chester, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bone fixation device includes an intramedullary pin having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, and a distal tip configured and dimensioned for insertion into a medullary canal of a bone and a bone plate disposed at the proximal end of the intramedullary pin, wherein the bone plate includes an angled tab configured and dimensioned to have a center of gravity lying on a radius of a cross-sectional area of the intramedullary pin taken orthogonally to the intramedullary pin's longitudinal axis.