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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Patrick R. Corneille, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andreas Carl Pfahnl, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Mark A. Mcmahan, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Gary L. Graham, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeremy J. Ling, St. Paul, MN (US);
Patrick R. Corneille, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andreas Carl Pfahnl, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Mark A. McMahan, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Gary L. Graham, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeremy J. Ling, St. Paul, MN (US);
Distalock, LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for drilling soft tissue and positioning an intramedullary rod in a long bone is provided. The system includes an intramedullary rod having an internal channel sized to provide a tight fit for a drill assembly. The system also includes a step pin used for marking the position of a pilot hole drilled through the bone within which the intramedullary rod is positioned.