Patent ID: 7947043
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A kit for use in orthopaedic surgery, the kit comprising: a first fastener comprising a shank having maximum outer diameter; a second fastener comprising a shank having a maximum outer diameter; and an intramedullary nail comprising a body having two ends and an edge defining an aperture therethrough, the edge being spaced from the two ends and including first substantially parallel parts defining a first portion of the aperture sized and shaped to cooperate with said first fastener to provide dynamic fixation and a second curved part extending from and connected to said first substantially parallel parts defining a curved portion of the aperture sized and shaped to cooperate with said second fastener to provide one of static fixation and dynamic fixation, the second curved portion of the aperture having a width greater than the distance between the first substantially parallel parts of the edge defining the first portion of the aperture, the aperture being symmetrical about a longitudinal axis extending from the second curved portion and between the substantially parallel parts; wherein the maximum outer diameter of the shank of the first fastener is less than the distance between the first substantially parallel parts of the edge defining the first portion of the aperture; and wherein the maximum outer diameter of the shank of the second fastener is greater than the distance between the first substantially parallel parts of the edge defining the first portion of the aperture.