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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2012
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., West Chester, PA (US);
Johann Fierlbeck, Salzburg, AT;
Alfred Niederberger, Salzburg, AT;
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An implant for treating a bone includes an outer sleeve extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a lumen extending therethrough and an inner element sized and shaped to be slidably received within the lumen of the outer sleeve, the inner element extending longitudinally from a proximal end received within the lumen to a distal end including a bone-engaging element, the implant movable between an expanded configuration in which the inner element is in a distal-most position relative to the outer sleeve and a shortened configuration in which the inner element slides proximally relative to the outer element.