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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Mark J. Warburton, High Point, NC (US);
Robert M. Fencl, Cordova, TN (US);
John T. Capo, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Virak Tan, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Aaron C. Smith, Arlington, TN (US);
Mark J. Warburton, High Point, NC (US);
Robert M. Fencl, Cordova, TN (US);
John T. Capo, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Virak Tan, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Aaron C. Smith, Arlington, TN (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Loveland, CO (US);
Abstract
An intramedullary fixation assembly usable with different long bone types and a guide assembly for guiding deployment of the intramedullary fixation assembly. The intramedullary fixation assembly includes a fixation member that has ends and a curved body extending between the ends. The curved body of the fixation member has a radius of curvature configured to extend through the medullary canal regardless of the long bone anatomy. Fasteners fix the fixation member to the bone fragments and are guided by a guide assembly. The guide assembly includes a guide body defining openings configured to guide the fasteners through openings defined in the fixation member and into the bone fragments. A fixation end of the guide body includes a pair of opposing, converging surfaces that are configured to engage in a positive fit with an exposed end of the fixation member accessible through the side aperture in the first fragment.