Multiple purpose nail with oblique openings

An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone is provided. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis and an external periphery of the body for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall of the body defining a first opening thr...

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Hauptverfasser:	WATSON TRACY J, CZARTOSKI TIMOTHY J, WICH MICHAEL K, MUHAMMAD WILLIAM, MOED BERTON R, COLE JACK D, DAVISON DALE G
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of a long bone is provided. The nail includes a body defining a longitudinal axis and an external periphery of the body for fitting in the medullary canal of the long bone. The body has a first internal wall of the body defining a first opening through the body. The first opening defines a first opening centerline. The body has a second internal wall of the body defining a second opening through the body. The second opening defines a second opening centerline. The first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are oblique with respect to each other. At least one of the first opening centerline and the second opening centerline are transverse to the longitudinal axis of said body.