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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2009
Applicant:
Stephen Brigido, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Brigido, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Assignee:
Icon Orthopaedic Concepts, LLC, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An intramedullary fixation device having a distal section; a proximal section; a connecting member for adjustably securing the distal and proximal sections end to end along a longitudinal axis; a screw securing the proximal section to a first bone; and a screw securing the distal section to a least one different bone. The connecting member is rotated to provide compression across a bone arthrodesis site to be stabilized and fused. Also described is a method of utilizing the intramedullary fixation device with an outrigger assembly.