Patent ID: 6273892
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A fracture fixation system for stabilizing a fracture of a bone, said system comprising:a) a plurality of fixation pins each having a proximal end and a distal end, said fixation pins each being sized to fit together within the medullary canal of the bone and having a combined stiffness sufficient to immobilize the fracture and an individual flexibility sufficient to permit each of said plurality of fixation pins to bend to facilitate insertion into the medullary canal; andb) an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end with means for boring a hole in the bone, and a means adjacent said distal end of said shaft for guiding each said fixation pin into the medullary canal,said fixation pins and said shaft are both adapted such that said distal end of each of said fixation pins is movable beyond said distal end of said shaft.