Patent ID: 6648889
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An intramedullary nail for insertion in the intramedullary canal of a long bone comprising a nail body having a leading end and a trailing end, said trailing end having an axial bore and an intersecting transverse clearance bore, said body having at least one portal therethrough near said leading end adapted to receive at least one anchor extending through said leading end to secure said nail body in the intramedullary canal, a lag screw assembly adapted to slidably extend through said transverse clearance bore, said lag screw assembly having a body with a leading end and a trailing end, said leading end having a tang for purchase in bone, a sleeve lock is movably disposed at a first position in said axial bore between said trailing end and said transverse clearance bore, said sleeve lock having at least one locking tab extending toward said transverse clearance bore in said axial bore.