Patent ID: 8317789
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A compression transmission collar apparatus for implantation into a bone including the medullary canal surrounded by the cortex and a near cortex hole having a near cortex hole wall comprising; an intramedullary nail for insertion into the medullary canal in the bone surrounded by the cortex, said intramedullary nail defining a bore extending transverse to said intramedullary nail and being threaded, a threaded fastener including a threaded portion extending transversely to said intramedullary nail for threadedly engaging said bore, a compression transmission collar of annular shape having an exterior face and a top edge for receiving a compressional load from said threaded fastener and a bottom edge for transmitting said compressional load to said intramedullary nail, and said compression transmission collar having an extended length (L