Patents Assigned to Pfizer Hopsital Products Group, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5066296
    Abstract: Apparatus for fixing a fracture of a bone including an elongated body member having a proximal end and a distal end for insertion into the intramedullary canal of the bone; a tab member having at least one aperture to allow for passage of a screw for fastening of the tab member to the bone; and a bolt for selectively removably coupling the tab member to the proximal end of the body member. Preferably, the tab member is of a hollow cylindrical configuration and removably interlocking the first plate member to a second plate member. In another embodiment, the apparatus include a body member for insertion into a bone cavity, the body member having at least one aperture disposed in close proximity to its first end to allow for passage of a screw for fastening the body member to the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Pfizer Hopsital Products Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Chapman, Dana C. Mears, Charles C. Edwards