Patent ID: 9408614
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A fracture fixation system for a bone having a fracture line between a central section of the bone and an end section of the bone, the system comprising: an intramedullary core dimensioned for insertion in an intramedullary canal of the bone; a hollow shell dimensioned for insertion in the intramedullary canal of the bone, the shell including a plurality of fixation elements that extend outwardly away from a proximal end of the shell; and a fastener for attaching the shell to the core in the intramedullary canal, wherein the fixation elements extend away from the fracture line of the bone when the core and shell are inserted in the intramedullary canal, and wherein the fixation elements engage an end surface of the end section of the bone and/or tissue covering the end surface of the end section of the bone when the core and shell are attached in the intramedullary canal, and wherein the fixation elements extend axially and radially away from the proximal end of the shell, and wherein the fastener transversely engages the core and the shell, and the fastener is configured to directly contact the bone for attaching the core in the intramedullary canal, and wherein the proximal end of the shell does not extend proximally beyond the end surface of the end section of the bone when the core and shell are attached in the intramedullary canal.