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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Timothy Chen, Exton, PA (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Chen, Exton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 17/861 (2013.01); A61B 17/863 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01);
Abstract
In described embodiments, an implant assembly includes a first implant having a body with a first end and a second end and a hollow passage extending therethrough between the first end and the second end. The first implant is sized for insertion into a first bone segment. A connector has a first end rotatably connected to the first implant at the first end of the first implant, a second end insertable into a second bone segment, and a connector body extending through the hollow passage of the first connector. A method of inserting the implant assembly is also provided.