Patent ID: 6488684
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An intramedullary nail for reducing and stabilizing fractures in long bones comprising an elongated body sized and shaped for insertion in the intramedullary canal of said bone, said elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end to be disposed on one side of a fracture and said distal end to be disposed on the other side of a fracture, said elongated body having an axial bore throughout the length, said proximal end having a plurality of radial bores extending through said axial bore and said elongated body normal to said axial bore, said distal end having a plurality of radial bores extending through said axial bore and said elongated body normal to said axial bore, said proximal end having at least one portal extending through said elongated body from said axial bore, said distal end having at least one portal extending through said elongated body from said axial bore, a tang assembly disposed in said axial bore for longitudinal movement therein, said tang assembly including a resilient tang for radial deployment, said tang resiliently extending through one of said portals upon longitudinal movement of said tang assembly wherein at least one cortical screw is adapted to be inserted through said bone and one of said plurality of radial bores to provide additional load carrying capability.