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US4928679A
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Centro-medullary nailing rod
Assignee: Landos Applications Orthopediques Francaises
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Filing: 1988-07-20
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Granted: 1990-05-29
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Expires: 2008-07-20
Abstract
Abstract A centro-medullary nailing rod for treating bone fractures, the rod being generally in the form of a longitudinally split tube, and being characterized by the fact that it includes locking tongues (3-4; 5-6) suitable for preventing or limiting relative displacement between the two edges (20-21) of the slot (2) in the longitudinal direction, while allowing relative displacement thereof in the transverse direction. The invention improves the resistant of the rod to twisting.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis Chagneau
- 👤 Michel Levasseur
- 👤 Patrick Landanger
- 👤 Frantz Langlais
- 👤 Jean-Jacques Rolland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/72; A61B17/7283
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A centro-medullary nailing rod for treating bone fractures, said rod comprising an elongated hollow tube having a thin metal wall formed with a longitudinally extending slot having generally straight confronting edges extending from an open lower end to terminate in a blind end of said slot spaced longitudinally, down from an open upper end of said tube thereby forming a relatively short length, unslotted, annular upper end portion of said nailing rod, said wall "including locking means for preventing and substantial relative displacement between said confronting edges of said slot in a longitudinal direction, while allowing relative displacement thereof in a transverse direction, said locking means comprising a series of longitudinally spaced apart transversely extending tongues integrally formed on an edge of said slot and penetrating into cut-outs of complementary shape formed in a confronting edge of said slot, thereby imparting an intermeshing shape to said edges of said slot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A centro-medullary nailing rod for treating bone fractures, said rod comprising an elongated hollow tube having a thin metal wall formed with a longitudinally extending slot having generally straight confronting edges extending from an open lower end to terminate in a blind end of said slot spaced longitudinally, down from an open upper end of said tube thereby forming a relatively short length, unslotted, annular upper end portion of said nailing rod, said wall "including locking means for preventing and substantial relative displacement between said confronting edges of said slot in a longitudinal direction, while allowing relative displacement thereof in a transverse direction, said locking means comprising a series of longitudinally spaced apart transversely extending tongues integrally formed on an edge of said slot and penetrating into cut-outs of complementary shape formed in a confronting edge of said slot, thereby imparting an intermeshing shape to said edges of said slot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A rod according to claim 1, wherein said locking means comprises a series of transverse tongues which are fixed to one of the edges of the slot and which penetrate into windows provided in tongues fixed to the other edge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A rod according to claim 2, wherein said tongues are folded into the tubular rod.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-05-28 | 1993-11-27 | 1994-05-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-05-28 | 1997-11-27 | 1998-05-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-05-28 | 2001-11-27 | 2002-05-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |