Abstract:
Methods, apparatus and kits for fixation of fractures of bones having an intramedullary canal. An intramedullary rod is inserted into the intramedullary canal of a bone, and proximal and distal screws or pegs are inserted through the bone and through proximal and distal holes in the rod to provide rotational control, wherein the proximal and the distal screws or pegs are headless screws or pegs and are selected to have a size and are inserted through the proximal and distal holes in the rod such that the screws or pegs do not extend substantially beyond an exterior surface of the bone. The methods, apparatus and kits of the invention are in specific embodiments designed for percutaneous placement of intramedullary rods into the intramedullary canal of metacarpal or phalanx bones of the hand to stabilize fractures, and in particular in the proximal or middle phalanx bones of the hand.
Abstract:
A medical device includes a substrate, a magnetic field emitter disposed on a side of the substrate, and an adhesive on the side of the substrate opposite the emitter.
Abstract:
A prosthesis including a magnetic implant approximating the size of a bone to be replaced; a first magnetic bone implant securable to a first bone adjacent the bone to be replaced; and a second magnetic bone implant securable to a second bone adjacent the bone to be replaced. Each of the first and second magnetic bone implants have a magnetic relationship with the magnetic implant. A method of reconstructing a wrist includes removing a patient's scaphoid to create a void. The scaphoid has a plurality of adjacent bones, each of the adjacent bones comprising a surface generally facing the void. The surface of at least two of the adjacent bones is prepared by affixing a magnetic element thereto and a magnetic scaphoid implant is inserted into the void. A magnetic relationship exists between the magnetic elements and the magnetic scaphoid implant.