Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for pivoting a fastener
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Application No.: US14555232Application Date: 2014-11-26
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Publication No.: US09861403B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Amir M. Matityahu , Robert Trigg McClellan
- Applicant: Epix Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Altos
- Assignee: Epix Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Epix Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Altos
- Agency: Intellectual Innovations Legal Advisors
- Main IPC: A61B17/72
- IPC: A61B17/72 ; A61B17/74

Abstract:
An intramedullary rod for use with a fastener to repair a femur includes an elongate nail extending along a longitudinal axis and having a stem and a head. The head is provided with an aperture extending along an axis at an angle to the longitudinal axis for receiving the fastener. A mechanism is carried by the head for pivoting the axis of the aperture from a first angled position relative to the head to a second angled position relative to the head. A method for using the rod and fastener is provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150080894A1 INTRAMEDULLARY ROD WITH PIVOTABLE FASTENER AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Public/Granted day:2015-03-19
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