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US 4,784,127 AGranted
Device for fixing the fractured ends of a bone
AssigneeKernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
InventorsClaus Mattheck, Martin Borner
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Abstract
Device for holding together the fractured ends of a bone in a living body, including an elongate holding member arranged to be secured to the bone and provided, for this purpose, with openings for holding connecting elements, with a certain elasticity being retained, and reinforcement members forming a unit with the holding member, extending in the length direction of the holding member and disposed along opposite sides of each opening.
Claims3
A device for holding together fractured ends of a bone in a living body, said device comprising:
- a nail in the form of a hollow tube arranged to be secured to the bone, having a length dimension which will extend parallel to the axis of the bone when said nail is secured to the bone;
- said nail including inner and outer wall surfaces and a substantially uniform wall thickness throughout, a continuous slot extending axially along the entire length dimension of the nail, at least one pair of substantially diametrically opposed openings for holding connecting elements, with a certain elasticity being retained;
- and reinforcement members in the form of beads forming a unit with said nail, extending in the direction of said length dimension of said nail and disposed adjacent said openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.