Patent ID: 7771428
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An intramedullary rod for use in the treatment of long bone fractures comprising: an elongated rod with a longitudinal axis, a head and a stem; at least a first transverse hole extending through the rod, the transverse hole defining a first transverse axis forming a non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, and the first transverse axis and the longitudinal axis defining a first plane; and a plurality of external spiral flutes located along at least a portion of the stem, wherein the elongated rod includes at least two longitudinal bends in the first plane and at least one longitudinal bend in a second plane, where the second plane is orthogonal to the first plane and includes the longitudinal axis, and wherein the longitudinal bends and the plurality of spiral flutes are configured and adapted to rotate the rod in the same direction about its longitudinal axis during insertion of the rod into the medullary canal.