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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
MX Orthopedics, Corp., Billerica, MA (US);
Matthew Fonte, Concord, MA (US);
MX Orthopedics, Corp., Billerica, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for providing stabilization and compression of a bone fracture, the method comprising: providing an intramedullary prosthesis sized for insertion into the intramedullary canal of a bone and having a distal end, a proximal end and a porous structure therebetween, wherein (i) in a first state, the prosthesis is longitudinally expanded and radially contracted, and (ii) in a second state, the prosthesis is longitudinally contracted and radially expanded, conforms to the shape of the adjacent bone and exerts forces on the adjacent bone; and positioning the intramedullary prosthesis within the intramedullary canal of a bone so that the intramedullary prosthesis spans the bone fracture, whereby to provide stabilization and compression of the bone fracture.