Patent ID: 6547791
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A tibia nail for insertion into the medullary canal of the tibia in a retrograde manner, comprising a first anchoring portion at a proximal end thereof including at least one cross-bore for being anchored to the tibia by means of a locking bolt, a shank portion extending distally from said first anchoring portion along an axis towards a second end of said nail, and a second anchoring portion at a distal end of the nail joining the shank at angle (&agr;), which second anchoring portion has at least one cross-bore, the shank having a flexurally resilient connection portion adjacent the first anchoring portion the flexural resiliency of which in the first plane containing the axes of the shank and the second anchoring portion is larger than in a second plane containing the axis of the shank and being perpendicular to the first plane, the connection portion being more flexurally resilient than the first and second anchoring portions in at least one direction.