Patent ID: 8454706

Claim:
An antibiotic delivery system comprising: an intramedullary stem adapted to be removably mounted into a medullary canal of a bone, said intramedullary stem defining a body having a longitudinal axis, said body including a plurality of fins extending therealong and disposed in spaced angular relationship with respect to each other, said fins adapted to engage said medullary canal in a removably stable fashion, said fins including an irregular longitudinally extending outer surface that is adapted to engage the medullary canal and that allows the flow of fluid-borne antibiotic between said fins and said medullary canal, said stem including an inlet adapted to be in fluid communication with a source of fluid-borne antibiotic, a plurality of outlets disposed along said stem and between the outer surface of one of said plurality of adjacent fins and a channel extending between said inlet and said plurality of outlets for delivering fluid-borne antibiotic from said inlet to said plurality of outlets so as to distribute said antibiotic along the medullary canal in a controlled fashion.