Abstract: An intramedullary nail for use in combination with a proximal bone screw. The nail includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end with a central axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The proximal end of the body has a transverse slot therethrough, the transverse slot therethrough with contour for allowing the proximal bone screw to be inserted through the transverse slot and through the proximal end of the body with the longitudinal axis of the proximal bone screw located at an angle to the central axis of the body of the nail within a range between an acute angle on either side of a plane extending transverse to the central axis of the body of the nail.

Abstract: An emissions control system and method are provided for controlling the particulate matter within the fiber-containing airflow discharging from a fiber processing plant, such as a cotton gin. The system includes an upstream housing defining a settling chamber therewithin which communicates with at least one conduit used to discharge a fiber-containing airflow from the fiber processing plant. The system further includes a downstream housing defining a filtering chamber therewithin which communicates with the settling chamber. A porous, bag-type filter is disposed within the filtering chamber and includes an opening in communication with the settling chamber. A forward end of the filter, which includes the inlet opening, is disposed in sealing engagement with a wall separating the settling and filtering chambers so that substantially all of the fiber-containing airflow which enters the settling chamber is forced to flow through the filter.