Patent ID: 8992528
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An intramedullary system for managing a fracture of a bone, comprising: a first rod for insertion into a medullary canal of the bone, the first rod being configured such that, upon entering the medullary canal from a first entry point, the first rod contacts a first portion of a cortex of the bone opposite the first entry point and slides downwardly along the first portion of the cortex of the bone; a second rod for insertion into the medullary canal of the bone, the second rod being configured such that, upon entering the medullary canal from a second entry point, the second rod contacts a second portion of the cortex of the bone opposite the second entry point and slides downwardly along the second portion of the cortex of the bone; and a connector for insertion into the medullary canal and configured to connect the first rod to the second rod inside the medullary canal of the bone, wherein the connector comprises: a first hollow rod segment for receiving an end of the first rod near the first entry point; and a second hollow rod segment for receiving an end of the second rod near the second entry point; wherein the first hollow rod segment and the second hollow rod segment are configured to mate with each other upon positioning of the first hollow rod segment and the second hollow rod segment inside the medullary canal of the bone.