Patent ID: 9707008
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. An infection treatment system comprising: a first intramedullary rod configured for placement within an intramedullary canal, the first rod comprising a superior portion having a superior end, an inferior portion having an inferior end, and a shaft having a longitudinal axis therethrough and extending between the superior and inferior portions, the shaft comprising a plurality of elongate angularly spaced channels extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft; a second intramedullary rod configured for placement within an intramedullary canal, the second rod comprising a superior portion having a superior end, an inferior portion having an inferior end, and a shaft having a longitudinal axis therethrough extending between the superior and inferior portions, the shaft comprising a plurality of elongate angularly spaced channels extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft; and a fenestrated coupler attached to the first and second rods in an operative configuration, the fenestrated coupler having a superior face, an inferior face, an anterior face, a posterior face, a first lateral face and a second lateral face, at least one of the faces comprising at least one opening in fluid communication with at least a portion of the plurality of channels of the first and second rods, the fenestrated coupler includes at least one coupling securement feature configured to accept a corresponding removable endplate securement feature of an endplate in an interlocking fashion and thereby resist removal of that endplate from the fenestrated coupler.