Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1995-08-14
1997-07-08
Buiz, Michael Powell
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 67, 606 80, 606 79, 606170, 606180, 606 96, A61B 1756
Patent
active
056455453
ABSTRACT:
A self-reaming intramedullary nail and method for using the same are disclosed. Nail 10 includes a rotatable reaming head 30 mounted to the distal end 24 of the cannulated nail body 20. A detachable drive shaft 40 connects reaming head 30 through nail body 20 to a conventional rotational drill device 8. Reaming head 30 and drive shaft 40 have longitudinal bores 31, 41 that when connected form a passage for receiving a guide wire 6.
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Buiz Michael Powell
Geringer Margaret L.
Leonardo Mark S.
Zimmer Inc.
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