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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2011
Scott Wolfe, Greenwich, CT (US);
Jeff Tyber, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Jamy Gannoe, West Milford, NJ (US);
Adam Mantzaris, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Scott Wolfe, Greenwich, CT (US);
Jeff Tyber, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Jamy Gannoe, West Milford, NJ (US);
Adam Mantzaris, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Extremity Medical LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
An intramedullary fixation assembly for bone fixation includes a first construct. The first construct includes a first tapered screw member fixated into a subchondral bone. The first tapered screw member is aligned along a first longitudinal axis and has a first head portion comprising a first aperture and a first shaft extending from the first head portion. Moreover, the first longitudinal axis of the first tapered screw member is aligned substantially parallel to an articular surface of a bone. The first construct also includes a first lag screw member aligned along a second longitudinal axis. The first lag screw member has a first bulbous portion and a second shaft extending from the first bulbous portion, wherein the first lag screw member is coupled to the first tapered screw member, and further wherein the second longitudinal axis of the first lag screw member is aligned generally along the length of the bone.