Patent ID: 6261290
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An intramedullary locking nail for the treatment of femoral neck fractures, said nail comprising:a generally elongate body having a longitudinal axis and comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, said axis being bent between said proximal and distal portions;said proximal portion having a transverse passageway inclined to said axis for receiving, in use, a femoral neck blade, the width of said proximal portion in a region of said passageway being greater than the width of the nail distal said region, said region comprising a section having said passageway extending therethrough and having outer walls substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, and further comprising a first, proximal shoulder portion tapering down from said section towards the proximal end of said nail and a second, distal shoulder portion tapering down from said section towards said distal portion of said nail;said distal portion comprising at least one cross bore having a generally oblong cross-section for receiving, in use, an element for connecting the nail to a femur, the oblong cross-section of said bore permitting, in use, selection in the degree of connection of said nail to said femur depending upon where said connecting element is located in said bore.