The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
David Lecronier, Oxford, MI (US);
Patrick Atkinson, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
David LeCronier, Oxford, MI (US);
Patrick Atkinson, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Kettering University, Flint, MI (US);
Abstract
An intramedullary nail () defining a bore () is inserted into a medullary canal () of a bone (). A threaded fastener () has a compression portion () presenting a compression portion diameter (D) and a threaded portion () presenting a threaded portion diameter (D). The fastener () extends through a near cortex hole () and/or a far cortex hole (), and the threaded portion () threadedly engages the bore (). A compression transmission device () is disposed between a head () of the fastener () and the intramedullary nail () for transmitting the compressional load of the threaded fastener () to the intramedullary nail (). An interior space of the compression transmission device () is greater than the compression portion diameter (D) providing space about the threaded fastener () for allowing the fastener axis (A) to be variously disposed relative to the interior space.