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US 12,702,456 B2Granted
Implant and method for long bone fixation
AssigneeMeduLoc, LLC
InventorsJoshua Hustedt, Benjamin Arnold, Brian Bowman, Kristen Ybarra
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Abstract
An implant and method for fixation of long bones. The implant provides rotational, longitudinal, and bending stability. The implant comprises one or more elongated members that span the intramedullary cavity of a long bone, a distal tip that expands radially relative to the long axis of the implant, and a locking mechanism at the proximal end of the implant.
Claims19
A long bone implant for a bone of a patient, comprising:
- an elongate member configured to be positioned substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bone, the elongate member comprising a first portion and a second portion;
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- a locking mechanism comprising a bone component and a locking component,
- wherein the first portion of the elongate member is expandable to engage the bone to anchor the first portion,
- wherein the bone component of the locking mechanism is configured to receive the second portion of the elongate member,
- wherein at least a portion of the locking component of the locking mechanism is configured to fit inside of the bone component of the locking mechanism,
- wherein the bone component and the locking component are configured to threadably engage, and
- wherein the locking mechanism is configured to fixate the elongate member to the bone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.