US 12,285,196 B2
Flexible bone implant
T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US); M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US); and Robert W. Hoy, Westford, VT (US)
Assigned to Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc., Horsham, PA (US)
Filed by Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc., Horsham, PA (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/187,734.
Application 18/187,734 is a division of application No. 16/680,471, filed on Nov. 11, 2019.
Application 16/680,471 is a continuation of application No. 15/354,571, filed on Nov. 17, 2016, granted, now 10,492,838, issued on Dec. 3, 2019.
Application 15/354,571 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/285,608, filed on Oct. 5, 2016, granted, now 10,154,863, issued on Dec. 18, 2018.
Application 15/285,608 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/197,879, filed on Jun. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,485,595, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/238,780, filed on Oct. 8, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/192,904, filed on Jul. 15, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0225771 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7208 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1725 (2013.01); A61B 17/7225 (2013.01); A61B 17/725 (2013.01); A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61B 17/863 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 17/7216 (2013.01); A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61B 2017/8655 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of stabilizing a fractured long bone having an intramedullary canal, the method comprising:
providing a bone implant comprising a body defining a longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end; an elongate distal portion of the body having an outer surface defining a screw thread, the screw thread having a minor diameter and a major diameter; and an elongate, headless, proximal portion of the body having a non-threaded outer surface having a diameter, the diameter of the proximal portion being greater than or equal to the major diameter of the distal screw thread;
inserting the bone implant into an intramedullary canal of a bone using a rotation motion that advances the distal threaded portion along a curved path in the intramedullary canal of the bone so that the proximal portion spans a fracture in the bone, wherein the elongate distal portion has a lower bending stiffness than the proximal portion, enabling the elongate distal portion to flexibly bend to follow the curved path in the intramedullary canal of the bone, the proximal portion providing stable support across the fracture site; and
securing the proximal end of the bone implant using one or more additional fixation mechanisms.