INTRAMEDULLARY OSTEOSYNTHESIS DEVICE

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APP PUB NO 20100087820A1
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12443143

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The present invention relates to an osteosynthesis device of a long bone (11) of a leg, comprising an intramedullary nail (12, 112) inserted in a hole (14) formed in the medullary canal of the bone (11) between a bottom and an entrance, and comprising a stiff and elongated body (13, 113), which is extended along a predetermined axis (X) between a distal end (18a, 118a) facing the bottom of the hole (14), and an opposite proximal end (18b, 118b) facing the entrance (16) of the hole (14). The device further comprises a plurality of locking elements (15, 115) inserted in a transversal hole (17, 117) formed in a proximal zone of the nail (12, 112) and an axial stopping element (20) anchored to the bone at the entrance of the hole (14), and constituting an abutment [or the proximal end (18b, 118b) of the nail (12, 112).

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ORTHOFIX S R LVIA DELLE NAZIONI 9 BUSSOLENGO VERONA 37012

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Mantovani, Matteo Campogalliano, IT 12 80
Rossi, Luigi Peschiera del Garda, IT 21 610

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