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Intramedullary bone plug
Assignee: SUNMEDICA
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Filing: 1997-08-14
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Granted: 1999-01-19
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Expires: 2017-08-14
Abstract
Abstract A bone plug is provided for insertion into the medullary canal of a patient bone during orthopedic surgery, wherein the bone plug restricts or prevents passage of bone cement introduced under pressure into the medullary canal. The bone plug includes a generally cylindrical member formed from a biocompatible material such as polyethylene and having sets of distal and proximal fins. The distal fins are defined by a spiral thread set at an angle to extend distally, to bend to accommodate the shape of the medullary canal and thereby anchor the bone plug by biting into patient bone, whereas the proximal fins flex during plug insertion to extend proximally and thereby seal against bypass flow of bone cement past the bone plug. An insertion tool is also disclosed, for use in placing the bone plug during a surgical procedure, such as hip arthroplasty.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald M. Carn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/30721; A61F2/30723; A61F2/46; A61F2/4603; A61F2/4614; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/88; A61B17/8802; A61B17/8805; A61B17/8808; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61F2/3662; A61F2/3676; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30138; A61F2002/30143; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/30224; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30317; A61F2002/30324; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30574; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30795; A61F2002/30797; A61F2002/3085; A61F2002/30878; A61F2002/30879; A61F2002/30884; A61F2002/4625; A61F2002/4627; A61F2002/4631; A61F2002/4685; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0017; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0069; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0014; A61F2250/0036; A61L; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
An intramedullary bone plug, comprising: a generally cylindrical plug body defining a central axis and having a size and shape for reception into the medullary canal of a patient bone, said plug body having a proximal end and a distal end with said distal end comprising a leading end upon reception into the medullary canal of a patient bone; a set of distal fins comprising a spiral thread formed on said plug body and being distally canted relative to said central axis and undercut to define an undercut outer edge presented distally to engage and bite into patient bone upon reception into the medullary canal; and at least one proximal fin on said plug body, said at least one proximal fin having a size and shape for deformation upon insertion into the medullary canal to define an outer edge presented proximally; said proximal fin being formed on said plug body at a location generally adjacent to said proximal end, and said spiral thread being formed on said plug body between said proximal fin and said distal end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
An intramedullary bone plug, comprising: a generally cylindrical plug body defining a central axis and having a size and shape for reception into the medullary canal of a patient bone, said plug body having a proximal end and a distal end with said distal end comprising a leading end upon reception into the medullary canal of a patient bone; a set of distal fins comprising a spiral thread formed on said plug body and being distally canted relative to said central axis and undercut to define an undercut outer edge presented distally to engage and bite into patient bone upon reception into the medullary canal; and at least one proximal fin on said plug body, said at least one proximal fin having a size and shape for deformation upon insertion into the medullary canal to define an outer edge presented proximally; said proximal fin being formed on said plug body at a location generally adjacent to said proximal end, and said spiral thread being formed on said plug body between said proximal fin and said distal end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The intramedullary bone plug of claim 1 wherein said plug body is formed integrally with said spiral thread and said at least one proximal fin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The intramedullary bone plug of claim 2 wherein said bone plug is formed from a biocompatible plastic material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The intramedullary bone plug of claim 1 wherein said at least one proximal fin comprises a plurality of proximal fins.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The intramedullary bone plug of claim 1 wherein said spiral thread is formed to define at least two turns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The intramedullary bone plug of claim 1 wherein said plug body has a proximal end with a hex socket formed therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The intramedullary bone plug of claim 6 wherein said plug body further includes a threaded socket formed therein, said hex socket being formed between said threaded socket and said proximal end.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The intramedullary bone plug of claim 6 wherein said plug body further defines a through port extending between one end of said hex socket and a distal end of said plug body, and further including a stopper pin for mounting into said plug body to close said through port.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
201 words
An intramedullary bone plug, comprising: a generally cylindrical plug body defining a central axis, said plug body being formed from a medical grade plastic material and having a size and shape for reception into the medullary canal of a patient bone, said plug body having a proximal end and a distal end with said distal end comprising a leading end upon reception into the medullary canal of a patient bone; a set of distal fins formed integrally on said plug body, said distal fins comprising a spiral thread distally canted relative to said central axis and undercut to define a distally presented undercut outer edge to engage and bite into patient bone upon reception into the medullary canal; and a set of proximal fins formed integrally on said plug body and having a size and shape to define proximally presented outer edges when the bone plug is inserted into the medullary canal; said proximal fins being formed on said plug body at a location generally adjacent to said proximal end and said spiral thread being formed on said plug body between said proximal fins and said distal end; said proximal end of said plug body having a drive socket formed therein.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
201 words
An intramedullary bone plug, comprising: a generally cylindrical plug body defining a central axis, said plug body being formed from a medical grade plastic material and having a size and shape for reception into the medullary canal of a patient bone, said plug body having a proximal end and a distal end with said distal end comprising a leading end upon reception into the medullary canal of a patient bone; a set of distal fins formed integrally on said plug body, said distal fins comprising a spiral thread distally canted relative to said central axis and undercut to define a distally presented undercut outer edge to engage and bite into patient bone upon reception into the medullary canal; and a set of proximal fins formed integrally on said plug body and having a size and shape to define proximally presented outer edges when the bone plug is inserted into the medullary canal; said proximal fins being formed on said plug body at a location generally adjacent to said proximal end and said spiral thread being formed on said plug body between said proximal fins and said distal end; said proximal end of said plug body having a drive socket formed therein.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The intramedullary bone plug of claim 9 wherein said plug body further defines a threaded bore disposed at a distal end of said drive socket.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
The intramedullary bone plug of claim 9 wherein said plug further defines a through port extending between a distal end of said drive socket and said distal end of said plug body, and further including a stopper pin for mounting into said plug body to close said through port.
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