Systems and methods for providing bone movement
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorJacob Hunter LOSCHINSKEY
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Abstract
A system for providing bone movement can include a nail configured for placement across two bones. The nail can include a first end configured to be fixed in a first bone of the two bones, a second end configured to be fixed in a second bone of the two bones, and a first opening. The first opening can have a third end having a first diameter, a fourth end having a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and one or more walls connecting the third and fourth ends. The system can further include a first fixation device configured for delivery through the first opening and into the second bone, and configured to engage with the one or more walls of the first opening thereby moving the first and second bones in relation to one another.
Claims20
A system for providing bone movement, the system comprising:
- a nail configured for placement across two bones and comprising:
- a first end configured to be fixed in a first bone of the two bones;
- a second end configured to be fixed in a second bone of the two bones;
- and
- a first opening comprising:
- a third end having a first diameter;
- a fourth end having a second diameter larger than the first diameter;
- and
- one or more walls connecting the third and fourth ends;
- and
- a first fixation device configured for delivery through the first opening and into the second bone, and configured to engage with the one or more walls of the first opening thereby moving the first and second bones in relation to one another.
A system for providing bone movement, the system comprising:
- a nail configured for placement in a first bone and comprising:
- a first end configured to be fixed in a first bone fragment of the first bone;
- a second end configured to be fixed in a second bone fragment of the first bone;
- and
- a first opening comprising:
- a third end having a first diameter;
- and
- a fourth end having a second diameter larger than the first diameter;
- and
- a first fixation device configured for delivery through the first opening and into the second bone fragment by transitioning from the third end to the fourth end of the first opening thereby moving the first and second bone fragments in relation to one another.
A method for moving a first bone in relation to a second bone, the method comprising:
- delivering a nail into two bones such that a first end of the nail is fixed in a first bone and a second end of the nail is fixed in a second bone,
- wherein the nail comprises a first opening comprising:
- a third end having a first diameter;
- and
- a fourth end having a second diameter larger than the first diameter;
- and
- delivering a first fixation device through the first opening and into the second bone such that the first fixation device transitions from the third end of the first opening to the fourth end of the first opening thereby moving the first and second bones in relation to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.