DYNAMIC COMPRESSION FIXATION DEVICES

DYNAMIC COMPRESSION FIXATION DEVICES

Devices and methods are disclosed for orthopedic uses, such as treating and compressing a broken bone. An implantable device may be provided with an elongate body, a head region, a bone engagement part such as an anchor region or threads, a dynamic compression portion in either a first axially compa...

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Hauptverfasser: KRUMME, John F, KRUMME, Karl
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Devices and methods are disclosed for orthopedic uses, such as treating and compressing a broken bone. An implantable device may be provided with an elongate body, a head region, a bone engagement part such as an anchor region or threads, a dynamic compression portion in either a first axially compact configuration or a second axially elongated configuration and configured to transform between the first axially compact configuration and the second axially elongated configuration, and a sleeve slidably located over the dynamic compression portion and configured to inhibit the dynamic compression portion from expanding radially outward.