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Femur Nail

 

CarboFix "Piccolo" Femur Nails
 

 

  • Made of continuous carbon fibers reinforced polymer.

 

  • The nails are shaped as an anatomical bow, representing a radian of 1.5 meters (apart for the 200mm nails, which are not curved).

 

  • The screw holes are threaded for enhanced screw fixation.

 

  • CarboFix Femur nails are cannulated for insertion over a proprietary 2.4mm guide wire.

 

  • The nail cap is made of composite material and is radiolucent.

 

  • Radiopaque markers around the drill holes and along the nails’ length axis facilitate positioning and drilling.

 

  • CarboFix Femur nails are FDA cleared and CE marked.

 

Features
 

  

 

  • Radiolucent: Superior fracture imaging.

 

  • Unparalleled fatigue strength.

 

  • Improved modulus of elasticity. 

 

  • No artifacts in CT & MRI due to the nail.

 

  • Advantageous in pathological fractures

 

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Available sizes
 

  • Screws: Ø5mm

 

*      Special Order

**    CarboFix nails & plates are supplied sterile

***  CarboFix nails & plates are also known as Piccolo Composite® nails & plates

 

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