Patent ID: 8496658
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An implantable intramedullary fixation structure adapted to be received in the intramedullary canal of a long bone comprising: a plurality of elongated segments, each segment having a first male end and a complementarily-shaped second female end such that an exterior surface of the first male end of a segment cooperatively engages an interior surface of the second female end of an adjacent segment, the segments defining a guide aperture so as to be receivable over a guide for positioning in the intramedullary canal, wherein the exterior surface of the first male end comprises four surfaces, a first and second surface being planar and in parallel planes, a third surface being planar and in a plane orthogonal to the first and second surfaces, and a fourth surface in a plane orthogonal to the first and second surfaces and tapered with respect to the third surface.