发明名称 |
Fracture fixation device, tools and methods |
摘要 |
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.
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申请公布号 |
US7909825(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.03.22 |
申请号 |
US20070944366 |
申请日期 |
2007.11.21 |
申请人 |
SONOMA ORTHEPEDIC PRODUCTS, INC. |
发明人 |
SARAVIA HEBER;HAUCK BRIAN A.;PHAM TRUNG HO;NELSON CHARLES L.;ANDERSON, III ARTHUR E.;BOWEN WILLIAM W.;MCDANIEL STEPHEN R. |
分类号 |
A61B17/56 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/56 |
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