Patent ID: 9044283
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A bone nail comprising: a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis with a leading section adapted to be introduced first into a body during an implantation of the bone nail, and a trailing section adapted to be introduced last into the body during an implantation of the bone nail, the trailing end section terminating in an outwardly facing end face defined by a circumferential surface extending transverse to the longitudinal axis; wherein the trailing section circumferential surface is continuously curved in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the surfaces transverse to the longitudinal axis describe a sinusoidal-like waveform along the circumferential surface, having a depressed portion and an elevated portion in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein a transition between the depressed portion and the elevated portion is a smooth transition.