US 12,251,143 B2
Funnel hole for intramedullary nail
Nils Zander, Eckernförde (DE); Ilan Howling, Kiel (DE); and Manfred Wieland, Kiel (DE)
Assigned to Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill (IE)
Filed by Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill (IE)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/389,365.
Application 18/389,365 is a continuation of application No. 17/333,502, filed on May 28, 2021, granted, now 11,819,253.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/031,701, filed on May 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0081879 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7208 (2013.01) [A61B 17/725 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intramedullary nail comprising:
a shank with a centerline defined along a length thereof;
said shank having a first channel with a first channel axis perpendicular to the centerline, the first channel having an obround shape in a first cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the first channel axis at the centerline and a tapered profile in a second cross-sectional plane containing the first channel axis, wherein the first channel is internally threaded; and
said shank having a second channel with a second channel axis perpendicular to the centerline, the second channel having an obround shape in a third cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the second channel axis at the centerline and a tapered profile in the second cross-sectional plane.