Sleeve for bone fixation device
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorRonald C. Childs
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Abstract
Disclosed is a bone fixation device of the type useful for connecting two or more bones or bone fragments together or connecting soft tissue or tendon to bone. The device comprises an elongate body having a distal anchor thereon. An axially moveable proximal anchor is carried by the proximal end of the fixation device, to accommodate different bone dimensions and permit appropriate tensioning of the fixation device. A sleeve can surround at least a portion of the bone fixation device to promote bone in-growth with or at the bone joint or fracture to facilitate fusion of the bone segment .
Claims17
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A method of providing bone fixation, comprising the steps of:
- advancing a fixation device that comprises a body having a first portion that forms a bone anchor and a second portion that forms a proximal end into a first bone structure;
- securing the first bone structure to a second bone structure by advancing a proximal anchor against the second bone structure;
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- placing a sleeve formed substantially of allograft and carried by the fixation device across a bone joint or fracture site between the first bone structure and the second bone structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.