Patent ID: 6106528
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An intramedullary nail for use in combination with a proximal bone screw having a longitudinal axis, the intramedullary nail comprising an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end with a central axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end; the proximal end of the body having a transverse slot therethrough, the transverse slot through the proximal end of the body having a contour for allowing the proximal bone screw to be inserted through the transverse slot and through the proximal end of the body with the longitudinal axis of the proximal bone screw located at an angle to the central axis of the body of the nail within a range between an acute angle on either side of a plane extending transverse to the central axis of the body of the nail; the contour of the transverse aperture through the proximal end of the body having an S-shape cross section.