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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Mark Siravo, Norristown, PA (US);
Christoph Andreas Roth, West Chester, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Siravo, Norristown, PA (US);
Christoph Andreas Roth, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An intramedullary rod for use in the treatment of long bone fractures includes an elongated rod extending along a longitudinal axis and including a head and a stem, at least a first transverse hole extending through the rod and a plurality of external spiral flutes located along at least a portion of the stem, wherein the elongated rod includes at least two bends along the longitudinal axis in a first plane and at least one bend along the longitudinal axis in a second plane.