Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-09
2007-01-09
Robert, Eduardo C. (Department: 3733)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
active
10377255
ABSTRACT:
Methods and devices for treating fractures in or adjacent the wrist and distal forearm employ an intramedullary interlocking fixation rod (i.e, it interlocks the distal and proximal fracture fragments together) to stabilize the skeletal structure in a manner which can inhibit the amount of collapse or loss in skeletal length exhibited by a patient with a distal radius fracture.
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Myers Bigel & Sibley Sajovec, PA
Piper Medical, Inc.
Ramana Anuradha
Robert Eduardo C.
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