Patent ID: 8617585

Claim:
An intramedullary drug delivery device configured to be inserted within a bone canal of a bone, comprising: a housing extending along an axis between a first axial end and a second axial end opposite the first axial end, the housing comprising an exterior surface, an interior lumen, an opening in the first axial end configured to receive a drug delivery tube and a guide wire hole in the second axial end configured to receive a guide wire; a drug delivery tube extending through the opening such that at least a portion of the drug delivery tube is positioned within the lumen, the drug delivery tube being configured to deliver a drug into the lumen; and a drug delivery region established along the housing, the drug delivery region including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end includes a drug delivery fenestration and the distal end includes a drug delivery fenestration, the drug delivery fenestrations being configured to provide drug delivery from the lumen through the exterior surface of the housing, wherein the drug delivery region is configured to substantially straddle a fracture within the bone such that the drug delivery fenestration on the proximal end is positioned on one side of the fracture and the drug delivery fenestration on the distal end is positioned on another side of the fracture.