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US 2006/0142763 A1Published application
Device for bone fixation
AssigneeSynthes USA, LLC
InventorsChad Munro, Peter Senn
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for bone fixation, comprising A) an intramedullary pin (1) having a longitudinal axis (17), a distal tip (2) for introduction into the marrow cavity, and a proximal rear end (3) and B) a bone plate (10), for location on the greater trochanter, arranged at the proximal rear end (3) of the pin (1), whereby C) the pin (1) has a through transverse drilling (6) in the proximal half (7) thereof which faces the proximal rear end (3), for housing a hip screw (30) and D) the bone plate (10) terminates proximally above the transverse drilling (6).
Claims14
Bone fixation device with
- A) an intramedullary pin (1) with a longitudinal axis (17), which has a distal tip (2) intended for introduction into the medullary space and a proximal rear end (3) and
- B) a bone plate (10), which is intended to lie in contact with the greater trochanter and is disposed at the proximal rear end (3) of the medullary pin (1), characterized in that
- C) the medullary pin (1), in its proximal half (7) facing the proximal rear end (3), has at least one transverse borehole (6) passing through it for accommodating a hip screw (30) and
- D) the bone plate (10) ends proximally above the transverse borehole (6).
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