Bi-directional universal dynamic compression device
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Jul 14, 1998
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Jul 3, 1996
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Mar 19, 1996
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A compression interlocking system for stabilizing long bone fractures, comprises an elongated intramedullary rod having a proximial end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis, the rod adapted for extending within a bore generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of a long bone from a proximal end of the bone to beyond a fracture of the bone, a threaded member for fixing the proximal end of the rod to a first portion of a bone having a fracture, a second member for fixing the distal end to a second portion of the bone having the fracture, and a cam for moving the second portion of the bone toward the first portion of the bone for closing and applying compression to the fracture.
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