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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Timothy M. Elghazaly, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Joseph M. O'reilly, Granger, IN (US);
Timothy M. Elghazaly, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Joseph M. O'Reilly, Granger, IN (US);
BIOMET MANUFACTURING, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An orthopedic device is provided. The orthopedic device can include an intramedullary implant defining a longitudinal bore along a longitudinal axis. The intramedullary implant can define at least one bore formed along an axis for receipt of a fastener. The orthopedic device can include a fixation device receivable within the longitudinal bore. The fixation device can have at least one guiding bore formed along a guiding axis transverse to the longitudinal axis. The orthopedic device can include at least one collet received within the at least one guiding bore for positioning and locking the fastener at a variable angle relative to the guiding axis of the fixation device and the axis of the intramedullary implant.