Patent ID: 6270499
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A fracture fixation device for fixation of bone fractures comprising:an intramedullary nail with a distal end, a proximal end, and a central axis and having a threaded bore near the distal end for positioning the intramedullary nail in a medullary canal of bone;an intramedullary nail head operatively associated with the intramedullary nail and having at least one through hole transverse to the central axis of the intramedullary nail; anda screw configured and dimensioned for insertion in the at least one through hole of the intramedullary nail head and having a threaded head portion and a threaded shaft portion, the screw head threaded portion having a pitch smaller than that of the threaded shaft portion for bone fragment compression,wherein the at least one through hole accommodates the screw at a fixed angle.