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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Claudia Graca, Kiel, DE;
Annika Homeier, Kiel, DE;
Ilan Howling, Kiel, DE;
Edgar Kaiser, Probsteierhagen, DE;
Inventors:
Claudia Graca, Kiel, DE;
Annika Homeier, Kiel, DE;
Ilan Howling, Kiel, DE;
Edgar Kaiser, Probsteierhagen, DE;
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61B 17/1707 (2013.01); A61B 17/1725 (2013.01); A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61B 19/54 (2013.01); A61B 5/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intramedullary nail has a driving end portion and a non-driving end portion with a longitudinal axis. The non-driving end portion comprises a locking hole arrangement with a sequence of four holes, i.e. spaced from non-driving to driving end a first hole, a second hole, a third hole, and a fourth hole. The first hole and the fourth hole have a corresponding first orientation and the second hole and the third hole have a corresponding second orientation.