Patent ID: 9554914
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An implant that is adapted to fuse a first bone part with a second bone part of a human hand or foot, the first bone part including a first receiving aperture, and the second bone part including a second receiving aperture, the implant comprising: an implant body that is adapted to be inserted into and extend between the first bone part and the second bone part to hold the first bone part adjacent to the second bone part and inhibit translation, distraction, and rotation of the bone parts, the implant body including a first portion that is adapted to fit within the first receiving aperture in the first bone part, and a second portion that is adapted to fit within the second receiving aperture in the second bone part, wherein the second portion is angled relative to the first portion, wherein at least the second portion is formed to have a non-circular cross-sectional shape to inhibit relative motion between the bone parts and the implant body, the second portion having a longitudinal axis, a first plurality of ridges that are spaced apart along the longitudinal axis, a cross-sectional shape at each of the ridges that is non-circular, and second plurality of ridges extending parallel to said longitudinal axis, wherein said first plurality of ridges extend perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and said second plurality of ridges, wherein said first plurality of ridges is spaced apart from said second plurality of ridges, and wherein said first plurality of ridges is positioned on a first side surface of said implant body and said second plurality of ridges is positioned on a second side surface of said implant body.