MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521021751 A) filed by Meril Corporation I Private Limited on March 11, 2025, for Expandable Intramedullary Nail.
Inventors include Shah, Naman; Kv, Latheesh; Shetty P, Ashish; Pratap, Sunny; and Patel, Pragnesh.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: Disclosed is expandable intramedullary nail (100) comprising: expandable part (102) (EP) comprising having first groove (112) first hole (114), and expandable fins (116); housing (104) comprising first end (FE), second end (SE) comprising second groove (122), slot(s) (124) and second hole (126), arranged at side wall (SW) of housing proximal to FE to receive EP, and proximal to SE to align with first hole when EP is received in housing, respectively; pusher (106) comprising head part (106A), and neck part (106B) adapted to be received in second groove; ring (108) adapted to secure pusher at SE; and screw (110) comprising screw head adapted to secure pusher at first hole, and screw neck adapted to engage with the first threaded path (130) of pusher, wherein rotational force applied to pusher is converted into translational force to push EP towards FE resulting in expansion of expandable fins out of slot(s).
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