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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9820862 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2015

Intramedullary nail and method of use

Applicant:

Skeletal Dynamics, Llc, Miami, FL (US);

Inventors:

Jorge L. Orbay, Miami, FL (US);

Thomas Norman, Miami, FL (US);

Juan Salcedo, Miami, FL (US);

Ronald Litke, Shelton, CT (US);

Assignee:

Skeletal Dynamics LLC, Miami, FL (US);

Attorneys:

Laurence A. Greenberg

Werner H. Stemer

Ralph E. Locher

Primary Examiner:

Eduardo C Robert

Assistant Examiner:

Michelle C Eckman

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4261 (2013.01); A61B 17/1782 (2016.11); A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61B 17/7241 (2013.01); A61B 17/7283 (2013.01); A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61B 17/1717 (2013.01); A61B 17/1725 (2013.01); A61B 17/7225 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3054 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30481 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30622 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30774 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30777 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4264 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0006 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device is provided including a distal nail portion and a proximal nail portion that can be connected to each other to attain a rigid configuration. The device is to be placed internally within the medullary cavities of bones. The device is placed intramedullarily in order to minimize incision size, excessive bone resection and post-operative tendon damage and tenderness. Additionally, one particular method for using the device is provided that includes placing and affixing the distal nail in bone, placing the proximal nail in bone, connecting the distal nail to the proximal nail, doing the desired geometrical adjustments, affixing the proximal nail to the distal nail by tightening the connection and affixing the proximal nail to attain a rigid configuration.

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