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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2011
Tom Overes, Langendorf, CH;
Bruno Walter, Solothurn, CH;
Martin Jaeger, Gundelfingen-Wildtal, DE;
Daniel Andermatt, Solothurn, CH;
Tom Overes, Langendorf, CH;
Bruno Walter, Solothurn, CH;
Martin Jaeger, Gundelfingen-Wildtal, DE;
Daniel Andermatt, Solothurn, CH;
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical nail for treating a fractured bone includes a nail body extending along a longitudinal axis from a trailing end to a leading end and including a trailing end locking aperture extending transversely through a trailing end portion thereof and a leading end locking aperture extending transversely through a leading end portion thereof; a trailing end connecting element located at the trailing end of the nail body adapted and configured to be coupled to a trailing end aiming guide; and a leading end connecting element at the leading end of the nail body adapted and configured to be coupled to a leading end aiming guide.