<p>A bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a flexible state and a rigid state, a plurality of grippers disposed at longitudinally spaced locations of the elongated body, a curved rigid hub connected to the elongated body, and an actuator operably connected to the grippers to deploy the grippers from a first shape to an expanded second shape. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprising inserting a bone fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of an elongate body of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture and at least a portion of a curved rigid hub on another side of the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy a plurality of grippers of the fixation device to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone.</p>
申请公布号
EP2094177(A2)
申请公布日期
2009.09.02
申请号
EP20070854753
申请日期
2007.11.21
申请人
SONOMA ORTHOPEDIC PRODUCTS, INC.
发明人
SARAVIA, HEBER;HAUCK, BRIAN A.;PHAM, TRUNG;NELSON, CHARLES L.;ANDERSON, ARTHUR E. III;BOWEN, WILLIAM W.;MCDANIEL, STEPHEN R.