Patent ID: 9597129
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An intramedullary nail configured for receipt in a long bone, comprising: an elongated body having a lateral side, a medial side, and a transverse bore extending therethrough having a longitudinal axis, the transverse bore configured to receive a transverse member extending from the transverse bore, wherein the elongated body includes a first segment extending from a distal extent of the transverse bore to a proximal extent of the transverse bore, a second segment immediately proximal to the transverse bore, and a third segment immediately distal to the transverse bore, wherein the lateral side of the elongated body of the first segment includes a bulge positioned adjacent to the transverse bore creating a maximum external profile of the first segment at a first location, positioned along the lateral side of the elongated body, that is greater than at least one of a maximum external profile of the second segment and a maximum external profile of the third segment, the bulge including a ridge extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the ridge including an apex and a slope that extends radially inward, wherein the medial side of the first segment of the elongated body lacking a bulge positioned adjacent to the transverse bore creating a minimum external profile of the first segment at a second location, positioned along the medial side of the elongated body, that is the same as at least one of the maximum external profile of the second segment and the maximum external profile of the third segment, and wherein the maximum external profile of the first segment is greater than the minimum external profile of the first segment, and wherein the first location and the second location are positioned on a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the first segment of the elongated body.