Patent ID: 8313488
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An intramedullary nail comprising: a monolithic nail body having a central longitudinal axis, a proximal portion, and a distal portion adapted for insertion into a medullary canal; and at least three transverse bores extending through and enclosed within the distal portion of the nail body suitable for receiving locking screws, the three transverse bores spaced along the central longitudinal axis and including a proximal transverse bore having a proximal transverse bore axis, a central transverse bore having a central transverse bore axis, and a distal transverse bore having a distal transverse bore axis, wherein the proximal transverse bore is located closer to the proximal portion of the nail body than the distal transverse bore, and the central transverse bore is located between the proximal transverse bore and the distal transverse bore, wherein the central transverse bore axis is spaced a shortest distance “a” from the proximal transverse bore axis and a shortest distance “b” from the distal transverse bore axis, where a≠b, and the transverse bore axis of at least one of the three transverse bores is spaced a non-zero distance yN from the central longitudinal axis of the nail body.