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PF Short Nail

CarboFix "Piccolo" Trochanteric (PF) Nail
 

 

 

  • Made of continuous carbon fibers reinforced polymer

 

  •  The nail have a 5° proximal anteversion

 

  •  Ultra-thin titanium shell coating of the lag screw

 

  •  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

 

  • Lag Screw and the long Nail are cannulated

 

  •  CarboFix Piccolo Proximal Nail is FDA cleared and CE marked

 

Features
 

  

  • Radiolucent: Superior fracture imaging

 

  • Advantageous in pathological fractures

 

  • No artifacts in CT & MRI due to the nail 

 

  • Improved modulus of elasticity 

 

  • Unparalleled fatigue strength 

 

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Available sizes
 

PF Long Nail

Carbon

Fibers

Ultrathin

Titanium Shell

Screw Cross

Section

 

  • Nail Cap: 0, 5, 10 mm

 

*  CarboFix nails & plates are supplied sterile

 

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

 

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