Patent ID: 6607531
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A medullary-space nail for treatment of tubular bones in the human body, comprising:(a) a nail shank having a longitudinal axis, an upper end and a lower end, wherein, (b) the nail shank comprises an end part at the upper end to engage a tool, a longitudinal stem and a nail tip situated at the lower end for implantation into bone, and (c) the nail shank includes channels extending parallel and eccentric to the longitudinal axis for receiving locking wires, and to permit longitudinal movement of the locking wires in the channels and beyond the nail tip, wherein the channels define an opening along a longitudinal portion of an outside surface of the nail shank and the locking wires are retained within the channels in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis.