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OwnerTodd A. Krinke, Steve D. Kruse +4inventors
InventorsTodd A. Krinke, Steve D. Kruse, Kyle Taylor, Stefan J. Hertel, Michael P. Brenzel, Paul Hindrichs
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Apparatus and methods for repairing a bone. The apparatus and methods may involve transferring a mechanical load from a first bone fragment to a second bone fragment. For example, the first bone fragment may be at the end of the bone. The second bone fragment may be in the diaphyseal region of the bone. The bone fragment at the end of the bone may be separated by a fracture from the bone fragment in the diaphyseal region of the bone. The fracture may interfere with transmission of the load from the bone fragment at the end of the bone to the bone fragment in the diaphyseal region of the bone. Transmission of the load across the fracture by the apparatus may promote healing of the fracture.
A bone truss comprising elongated members, each of the elongated members being configured to be:
A tubular implant for a bone, the tubular implant comprising:
A method for treating an end of a bone, the method comprising:
An anchor receiving bone support comprising a tube wall that defines a first elongated window and a second elongated window opposite the first elongated window, each of the first and second elongated windows being configured to be traversed by a body of an anchor and engaged by an engagement feature of the anchor.
A tubular bone support comprising:
A bone anchor substrate comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.