Patents
US 10251683 B2: Intramedullary nail
- Granted
- 2019-04-09
- Filed
- 2017-06-02 application 15612273
- Type
- Utility · 2 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A versatile intramedullary nail is constructed in two cooperating and optionally interlocking pieces, with a further optional annular restoration hub. The two cooperating pieces, when interlocked, approximate a long shaft, generally tubular in cross-section, with a recessed area on the male piece adapted to receive the annular restoration hub. The female piece is adapted to receive the flange of the male piece coaxially, and—unless a locking screw or bolt is inserted through the flange—the two pieces can rotate axially. Alternatively, the nail can be constructed of a single solid piece.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190409.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilex in Tennessee, Inc. 4 patents | US company or organization | McMinnville, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Forster | Stuart, FL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Abraham Lavi | Delray Beach, FL | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/72 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP. signed 2024-08-12 ORTHEX, LLC signed 2024-08-12 MD ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. signed 2024-08-12 MEDTECH CONCEPTS LLC signed 2024-08-12 BOSTON BRACE INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2024-08-12 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 68591/631 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-08-13 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST signed 2024-08-12 | ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP. WARSAW, IN ORTHOPEDIATRICS US DISTRIBUTION CORP. WARSAW, IN VILEX IN TENNESSEE, INC. WARSAW, IN ORTHEX, LLC WARSAW, IN TELOS PARTNERS, LLC WARSAW, IN MD ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. WAYLAND, IA ORTHOPEDIATRICS US L.P. WARSAW, IN ORTHOPEDIATRICS IOWA HOLDCO, INC. WARSAW, IN MEDTECH CONCEPTS LLC WARSAW, IN | 68586/861 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-02-15 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP. signed 2023-12-29 ORTHOPEDIATRICS US DISTRIBUTION CORP. signed 2023-12-29 VILEX IN TENNESSEE, INC. signed 2023-12-29 ORTHEX, LLC signed 2023-12-29 TELOS PARTNERS, LLC signed 2023-12-29 MD ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. signed 2023-12-29 MD INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2023-12-29 ORTHOPEDIATRICS GP LLC signed 2023-12-29 ORTHOPEDIATRICS US L.P. signed 2023-12-29 ORTHOPEDIATRICS IOWA HOLDCO, INC. signed 2023-12-29 MEDTECH CONCEPTS LLC signed 2023-12-29 | MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST BETHESDA, MD | 66600/620 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-01-30 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | SQUADRON CAPITAL LLC signed 2023-12-29 | ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP. WARSAW, IN | 66378/863 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-08-14 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ORTHEX, LLC signed 2020-08-07 | SQUADRON CAPITAL LLC GRANBY, CT | 53503/455 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-08-04 | Merger Merger | VILEX IN TENNESSEE signed 2019-12-31 | ORTHEX, LLC WARSAW, IN | 53391/496 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-08-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FORSTER, ROBERT, MD signed 2014-08-20 LAVI, ABRAHAM, DR. signed 2015-09-22 | VILEX IN TENNESSEE, INC. MCMINNVILLE, TN | 43154/883 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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