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Don Fenaroli Phones & Addresses

  • Menifee, CA
  • Hemet, CA

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Method For Treating Orthopedic Fractures With A Fixation Member

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US Patent:
6361538, Mar 26, 2002
Filed:
Mar 20, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/812303
Inventors:
Don Fenaroli - Lake Elsinore CA
Roy W. Sanders - Tampa FL
G. Bryan Cornwall - San Diego CA
Assignee:
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. - Warsaw IN
International Classification:
A61B 1756
US Classification:
606 73, 606 69, 606104
Abstract:
A method of inhibiting relative movement between a first bone fragment and a second bone fragment is disclosed. The method includes the step of advancing a fastener into the second bone fragment, the advancing step causing the fastener to contact a fixation member which in turn causes a first penetration structure of the fixation member to penetrate through an outer surface of the first bone fragment. The method further includes the step of preventing further advancement of the penetration structure into the first bone fragment with a stop member of the fixation member so that a space is maintained between a lower surface of a body of the fixation member and the outer surface of the first bone fragment.

Fixation Member For Treating Orthopedic Fractures

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US Patent:
62280872, May 8, 2001
Filed:
Jan 31, 2000
Appl. No.:
9/495138
Inventors:
Don Fenaroli - Lake Elsinore CA
Roy W. Sanders - Tampa FL
G. Bryan Cornwall - San Diego CA
Assignee:
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. - Warsaw IN
International Classification:
A61B 1756
US Classification:
606 73
Abstract:
A fixation member includes a body portion having (i) an upper surface, (ii) a lower surface, and (iii) a perimeter edge interposed between the upper surface and the lower surface. The fixation member also includes a number of arm members each having a first end and a second end. The first end of each arm member being secured to the perimeter edge such that each arm member extends in a radial direction relative to the body portion. The fixation member further includes a penetration structure secured to the second end of each arm member such that each penetration structure extends in an axial direction relative to the body portion. The penetration structure is configured so as to penetrate below an outer surface of a bone when the fixation member is biased against the outer surface of the bone. The penetration structure is further configured to limit the penetration so that the lower surface of the body portion is prevented from contacting the outer surface of the bone when the fixation member is biased against the outer surface of the bone. An associated stop member is also disclosed.
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