Abstract: An instrument set is provided for driving flexible bone implants into fractured long bones and then extracting them after the bones have mended, the set having a plurality of tools adapted to be held individually and interchangeably in a multi-functional handle, with specific tools being used to insert specific implants choosen according to the type and location of the fracture.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 31, 1989
Date of Patent:
May 7, 1991
Assignee:
Intreprinderea Industria Tehnico-Medicala
Inventors:
Andrei Firica, Alexandru I. B. Manof, Dragos Gheorghiu