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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Epix Orthopaedics, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Amir M. Matityahu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert Trigg McClellan, Clements, CA (US);
Assignee:
Epix Orthopaedics, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7241 (2013.01); A61B 17/744 (2013.01); A61B 17/748 (2013.01); A61B 17/725 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intramedullary rod for use with a fastener to repair a femur includes an elongate nail extending along a longitudinal axis and having a stem and a head. The head is provided with an aperture extending along an axis at an angle to the longitudinal axis for receiving the fastener. A mechanism is carried by the head for pivoting the axis of the aperture from a first angled position relative to the head to a second angled position relative to the head. A method for using the rod and fastener is provided.