Systems and methods for treating post-operative infections

An infection treatment system comprising:

• a first intramedullary rod configured for placement within an intramedullary canal, the first rod comprising a superior portion having a superior end, an inferior portion having an inferior end, and a shaft having a longitudinal axis therethrough and extending between the superior and inferior portions, the shaft comprising a plurality of elongate angularly spaced channels extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, the inferior portion comprising a base plate defining an array of apertures in fluid communication with the plurality of channels and comprising a fastener depending from the base plate, the fastener comprising at least one opening in fluid communication with the array of apertures, the superior portion comprising a circumferential groove and a stopper superior to the groove, the stopper having an outer diameter equal to or greater than the outer diameter of the shaft;
• a second intramedullary rod configured for placement within an intramedullary canal, the second rod comprising a superior portion having a superior end, an inferior portion having an inferior end, and a shaft having a longitudinal axis therethrough and extending between the superior and inferior portions, the shaft comprising a plurality of elongate angularly spaced channels along the longitudinal axis of the shaft, the superior portion comprising a base plate defining an array of apertures in fluid communication with the plurality of channels and comprising a fastener extending from the base plate, the fastener comprising at least one opening in fluid communication with the array of apertures, the inferior portion comprising a circumferential groove and a stopper inferior to the groove, the stopper having an outer diameter equal to or greater than the outer diameter of the shaft;
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• a fenestrated coupler having a superior face, an inferior face, an anterior face, a posterior face, a first lateral face and a second lateral face, a first one of the faces comprising an opening in fluid communication with at least one of the arrays of apertures of the first and second rods, and a second one of the faces comprising a fastener complementary to the fastener of the first rod and an opposing third one of the faces comprising a fastener complementary to the fastener of the second rod.

An infection treatment system comprising:

• a cannulated first intramedullary rod configured for placement within an intramedullary canal, the first rod comprising a superior portion having a superior end, an inferior portion having an inferior end, and a shaft having a lumen and longitudinal axis therethrough and extending between the superior and inferior portions, the shaft comprising a plurality of angularly spaced openings extending along the longitudinal axis;
• a cannulated second intramedullary rod configured for placement within an intramedullary canal, the second rod comprising a superior portion having a superior end, an inferior portion having an inferior end, and a shaft having a lumen and a longitudinal axis therethrough and extending between the superior and inferior portions, the shaft comprising a plurality of angularly spaced openings extending along the longitudinal axis;
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• a fenestrated coupler attached to the first and second rod in an operative configuration, the fenestrated coupler having a superior face, an inferior face, an anterior face, a posterior face, a first lateral face and a second lateral face, at least one of the faces comprising at least one opening in fluid communication with the plurality of openings of the first and second rods and at least one of the faces comprising at least one opening in fluid communication with the lumen of a corresponding one of the first and second rods.

An infection treatment system comprising:

• a cannulated first intramedullary rod configured for placement within an intramedullary canal, the first rod comprising a superior portion having a superior end, an inferior portion having an inferior end, and a shaft having a lumen and a longitudinal axis therethrough and extending between the superior and inferior portions, the shaft comprising a plurality of angularly spaced openings extending along the longitudinal axis, the inferior portion comprising a fastener comprising an opening in fluid communication with the lumen;
• a cannulated second intramedullary rod configured for placement within an intramedullary canal, the second rod comprising a superior portion having a superior end, an inferior portion having an inferior end, and a shaft having a lumen and a longitudinal axis therethrough and extending between the superior and inferior portions, the shaft comprising a plurality of angularly spaced openings extending along the longitudinal axis, the superior portion comprising a fastener comprising an opening in fluid communication with the lumen;
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• a fenestrated coupler having a superior face, an inferior face, an anterior face, a posterior face, a first lateral face and a second lateral face, a first one of the faces comprising an opening in fluid communication with the openings of the first and second fasteners of the first and second rods, and a second one of the faces comprising a fastener complementary to the fastener of the first rod and an opposing third one of the faces comprising a fastener complementary to the fastener of the second rod.