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Marrow nail for the treatment of bone fractures
Assignee: Mecron Medizinische Produkte GmbH
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Filing: 1988-10-06
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Granted: 1991-04-23
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Expires: 2008-10-06
Abstract
Abstract A marrow nail for use in a marrow cavity nailing procedure for the treatment of bone fractures, including a tubular, carbon fiber reinforced plastic nail body having a tip which has a distal end, the nail body being elongated and being curved along its length, and the tip having a conically tapered outer surface which is ground and which tapers toward the distal end.
Inventors
- 👤 Uve Sievers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 03:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A marrow nail for use in a marrow cavity nailing procedure for the treatment of bone fractures, comprising: a tubular, carbon fiber reinforced plastic nail body having a tip, said tip having a distal end, said tip having a hollow circular cross-section and a conically taperred outer surface which tapers in a direction toward said distal end forming a sharp annular cutting edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
63 words
A marrow nail for use in a marrow cavity nailing procedure for the treatment of bone fractures, comprising: a tubular, carbon fiber reinforced plastic nail body having a tip, said tip having a distal end, said tip having a hollow circular cross-section and a conically taperred outer surface which tapers in a direction toward said distal end forming a sharp annular cutting edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 1, wherein said tubular, carbon fiber reinforced plastic nail body includes carbon fibers which are disposed in a knit arrangement having a tubular shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 2, wherein said tubular, carbon fiber reinforced plastic nail body includes carbon fibers which are disposed relative to one another so that said carbon fibers have a plurality of contacting locations at which said carbon fibers are interconnected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 1, wherein said nail body includes an outer portion composed of plastic surrounding carbon fibers which are disposed in a tubular shape, said plastic being a biocompatible matrix material in which said carbon fibers are embedded and which is preferably of a composition which hardens at a temperature of approximately 380° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 1, wherein said marrow nail body has a generally C-shaped curvature along its longitudinal length.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 1, further comprising a marrow nail head disposed at an end of said nail body opposite said tip of said nail body, said marrow nail head comprising a metal element embedded therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 6, wherein said metal element comprises a hollow cylinder coaxially disposed inside said nail body, said metal element being hollow and having an inner wall which has a rough surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 7, wherein said rough surface is formed by a plurality of radial grooves.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 6, wherein said metal element is composed of titanium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 1, wherein said tip of said nail body has an external diameter of approximately 10 millimeters.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 1, wherein said marrow nail body has a generally J-shaped curvature along its longitudinal length.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A marrow nail as defined in claim 7, wherein said inner wall having said rough surface is formed by a plurality of generally circumferentially disposed thread-shaped grooves.
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