Bone fixture apparatus and jig

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7347861
APP PUB NO 20040122428A1
SERIAL NO

10470507

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A bone fixture apparatus has an elongate fixture device intended to be inserted in a metaphysical region of a long bone. The device is inserted generally transversely of the direction of the medullary cavity in the bone. The fixture device includes an aperture extending laterally thereof and intended to accommodate an intramedullary nail inserted longitudinally therethrough into the cavity. The fixture device is further formed with an axial aperture intended to receive a securing element capable of insertion therein to firmly engage said nail with the fixture device. Also disclosed is a jig arrangement for locating, relative to a long bone, the bone fixture apparatus.

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GRAMPIAN HEALTH BOARDABERDEEN ENGLAND ABERDEEN ABERDEENSHIRE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnstone, Alan Aberdeen, GB 5 60

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