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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Tom Overes, Oberdorf, CH;
Daniel Andermatt, Oberdorf, CH;
Inventors:
Tom Overes, Oberdorf, CH;
Daniel Andermatt, Oberdorf, CH;
Assignee:
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7241 (2013.01); A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61B 17/7258 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone fixation nail having an elongated body configured and dimensioned for insertion into a bone. The elongated body has a first slot extending from the leading end to a first end and defining first and second wings, the first and second wings configured to splay radially outward upon application of an internal stress thereto.