US 12,453,584 B2
Bone fixation devices, systems, and methods
Edward Perez, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US); Jan Szatkowski, Indianapolis, IN (US); Nephi Zufelt, Pocatello, ID (US); and Corey Johnson, Rochester, MN (US)
Assigned to PS Ortho LLC, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed by Edward Perez, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US); Jan Szatkowski, Indianapolis, IN (US); Nephi Zufelt, Pocatello, ID (US); and Corey Johnson, Rochester, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/889,851.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/233,996, filed on Aug. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0055472 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/74 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7216 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1725 (2013.01); A61B 17/1728 (2013.01); A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61B 17/744 (2013.01); A61B 17/8023 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 17/808 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00991 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01)] 32 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intramedullary nail assembly for a long bone of a patient, the assembly comprising:
an intramedullary nail comprising:
a lateral side, a medial side, a superior side, an inferior side, an anterior side, and a posterior side;
a proximal end and a distal end;
a shaft between the proximal end and the distal end; and
an offset section proximal to the distal end, wherein the offset section comprises:
a first bend that extends from the anterior side of the intramedullary nail toward the posterior side of the intramedullary nail;
a second bend that extends from the posterior side of the intramedullary nail toward the anterior side of the intramedullary nail; and
an adapter configured to connect to the distal end of the intramedullary nail;
wherein: the offset section is configured to enable retrograde deployment through a distal end of the long bone wherein the distal end includes an arthroplasty implant.