Patent ID: 8092453
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An intramedullary rod in combination with a cooperating insertion guide for fixation of a distal radius fracture of a patient, comprising: a distal radius intramedullary rod having opposing distal and proximal ends and a curvilinear shape that is substantially similar to a curvature of an intramedullary canal of a human distal radius, wherein the distal end of the rod has a head with at least one laterally extending distal aperture, wherein the head, in an implanted position, is sized and configured to reside entirely within a radial styloid region of the distal radius proximate an articulating surface of the distal radius to affix distal radius fragments associated with the distal radius fracture, and wherein, in the implanted position, the rod is configured and sized to reside entirely within the radius and support and buttress the articular surface of the distal radius and allow wrist mobility while stabilizing the distal radius fracture; and an insertion guide with a curved rod driver releasably attachable to the head of the intramedullary rod, the insertion guide sized and configured to guide the rod into position in a medullary canal, and wherein the insertion guide is sized and configured to enter a lateral entry bone window in at least one distal fracture fragment.