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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2009
Robert Trigg Mcclellan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Amir M. Matityahu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert Trigg McClellan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Amir M. Matityahu, Los Altos, CA (US);
EPIX Orthopaedics, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
An intramedullary rod for repairing a femur includes an elongate nail extending along a longitudinal axis and having a stem and a head. The head has a first aperture extending along a first axis at an angle to the longitudinal axis for receiving a first fastener and a second aperture extending along a second axis at an angle to the longitudinal axis for receiving a second fastener. A mechanism is carried by the head for pivoting the first axis from a first angled position relative to the head to a second angled position relative to the head. The second axis is nonpivotable relative to the head. An apparatus and method are provided.