Intramedullary nail assembly

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APP PUB NO 20060106384A1
SERIAL NO

11168709

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An intramedullary nail assembly for use in a medullary canal of a long bone is provided. The assembly includes a nail for positioning at least partially in the medullary canal. The nail includes an aperture therethrough. The assembly also includes a screw fittably positioned in the aperture of said nail. The screw has a shank defining a end and a periphery of the shank. A portion of the periphery defines a thread form. The thread form includes a first flank, a crest adjacent the first flank and a second flank spaced from the first flank and adjacent the crest. The crest and the first flank form a first angle therebetween. The crest and the second flank form a second angle therebetween. The first angle and the second angle are different from each other.

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DEPUY PRODUCTS INC700 ORTHOPAEDIC DRIVE P O BOX 988 WARSAW IN 46518

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fisher, James M Cuyahoga Falls, OH 7 114
Reber, Erik W Warsaw, IN 3 45
Vanderlinden, Timothy P Warsaw, IN 3 45

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