Bone fixation implant and means of fixation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017245902-A1
Application number	US-201515512499-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 10, 2015
Priority date	Sep 19, 2014
Publication date	Aug 31, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An implant for osteosynthesis which can be used to repair fractures and or fuse joints. The implant comprises one or more through holes for the passage of one or more sutures therethrough and or one or more sutures may be an integral part of the implant. The one or more sutures may be used to pull bone segments together and create compression therebetween and or to affix soft tissue to a bone segment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An implant for osteosynthesis
the implant having a means for fixating or fusing two or more bone segments to one another, and or means for fixating a soft tissue segment to a bone segment, wherein the bone segments comprise segments of a fracture and or a joint.

2 . The implant of claim 1 further comprising one or more than one suture,
the suture or sutures comprising means for attachment to one or more than one bone segment and to one or more than one soft tissue segment, and
the suture further comprising means for attachment to the implant.

3 . The implant of claim 21 comprising one or more than one through hole for receiving one or more than one suture.

4 . The implant of claim 2 wherein one or more than one suture is an integral part of the implant.

5 . The implant of claim 3 wherein one or more than one suture is an integral part of the implant.

6 . The implant of claim 1 wherein all or a portion of the implant is adapted to be implanted in an intramedullary canal.

7 . The implant of claim 1 wherein all or a portion of the implant is adapted to be implanted in a bone.

8 . The implant of claim 1 wherein the implant is adapted to fuse a joint.

9 . The implant of claim 1 further comprising a means of insertion of the implant into a surgical site.

10 . The implant of claim 1 comprising means for engaging bone in a manner to resist rotation and resist pullout.

11 . The implant of claim 1 comprising means for generating compression across the bone segments.

12 . The implant of claim 1 further comprising osteoinductive and or osteoconductive means for promoting bone growth.

13 . A sterile kit comprising the implant of claim 1 .

14 . A sterile kit comprising the implant of claim 9 .

15 . A method of implanting the implant of claim 1 comprising arranging the implant in a surgical site comprising bone segments and then affixing the implant in the bone segments.

16 . The method of claim 15 wherein the implant is arranged in the surgical site using a means of insertion, the means of insertion being separated from the implant following insertion.

17 . The method of claim 15 wherein the implant is arranged partially or fully in an intramedullary canal.

18 . The method of claim 15 wherein the implant is implanted in a bone.

19 . The method of claim 15 wherein a first end of the implant is implanted in a bone segment and a first end of a suture of the implant is affixed to a second bone segment and second end of the suture is used to pull the second bone segment toward the first bone segment and cause the bone segments to be compressed against one another.

Assignees

• Crossroads Extremity Systems Llc

Inventors

• Hollis Michael
• Hartdegen Vernon

Classifications

• A61B2090/037

  with a frangible part, e.g. by reduced diameter · CPC title

• A61B17/7291 Primary

  for small bones, e.g. in the foot, ankle, hand or wrist · CPC title

• A61B17/8872

  Instruments for putting said fixation devices against or away from the bone (A61B17/7074, A61B17/808 take precedence) · CPC title

• A61B17/7233

  with special means of locking the nail to the bone · CPC title

• A61B2090/062

  penetration depth · CPC title