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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2010
Applicants:
James K. Rains, Cordova, TN (US);
Brian L. Black, Southaven, MS (US);
Inventors:
James K. Rains, Cordova, TN (US);
Brian L. Black, Southaven, MS (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/164 (2013.01); A61B 17/1617 (2013.01); A61B 17/1631 (2013.01); A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320032 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Surgical instruments and procedures are disclosed that enable the injection of an optimal amount of curable resin and/or the placement of an internal fixation device in an intramedullary canal of a fractured bone. The disclosed instruments and procedures enable a surgeon to clear a portion of the canal of cancellous bone and marrow across the fracture site without damaging the cortical wall.