Patents
US 12232784 B2: Trochanteric nail with locking opening
- Granted
- 2025-02-25
- Filed
- 2020-06-12 application 16899971
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A trochanteric nail for insertion in an intramedullary canal of a bone for treating bone fractures. The nail may include an elongate body having a head portion and a stem portion. One or more openings may be provided in the head portion for receiving an anchoring member, such as a bone screw, for fastening the nail within the bone. An intermediate opening may also be provided in the stem portion for receiving an anchoring member. A distal area of the nail may include or be free from anchoring members. In addition, a set of nails may be provided with each nail of the set of nails having a different length in which the intermediate opening is the same distance from the proximal end for each nail.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250225.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex Trauma, Inc. 4 patents | US company or organization | Naples, FL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Yacoubian | Burbank, CA | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDIC SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2020-12-31 | ARTHREX TRAUMA, INC. NAPLES, FL | 55519/662 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-08-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | YACOUBIAN, STEPHEN signed 2007-07-02 | ADVANCED ORTHOPAEDIC SOLUTIONS INC. TORRANCE, CA | 53440/870 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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