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AFFIXUS®  Natural Nail® Humeral System

Implants designed to treat a range of humeral fractures.

OverviewSystem FeaturesSpecificationsBenefitsEducationVideos

Efficient. Extensive. Advanced.

The AFFIXUS Natural Nail Humeral System is a long bone nailing system that is built on the Natural Nail and AFFIXUS intramedullary platforms.

Anatomy

  • Shoulder and Elbow

Product Type

  • Intramedullary Nailing

System Features

This system offers a complete portfolio of implants and instruments, which treats a wide range of humeral fractures using simple and efficient instrumentation.

CoreLock Mechanism

Integrates a fixed-angle interlocking mechanism into the nail, allowing the user to lock all metaphyseal screws in the construct at a fixed angle at once.

Proximal Humerus and Antegrade/Retrograde Targeting Guide 

The targeting guides offer reduction and screw positioning assistance, with specific pin cannulas and locations for fragment targeting and rotational stability.

Multiple Screw Options

The nail implants specifically, were designed with multiple screw options positioned in multi-planar axis, including; AP, ML oblique and ascending/descending angles, which allow surgeons the ability to use a minimally invasive approach in even the most complex humeral fractures. The system also includes optimal blunt tip screws and washers for more precise applications, if desired.  

Specifications

Benefits

Efficient

  • The instrument cases are designed in a simple, step-wise, color-coded layout for ease of use and reproducible procedures for the surgeon and OR staff teams. Instrumentation cases are also designed modularly to provide space and inventory efficiencies to the hospital. Cases include intraoperative options including entry portals, reduction tools, and color-coded screw instrumentation placement. 

Extensive

  • Created with acute fixation options for many challenging fracture patterns, the AFFIXUS Natural Nail System was designed with two implant options for humeral fractures in both antegrade and retrograde surgical approaches. 

Advanced

  • The AFFIXUS Natural Nail Proximal Humeral Implant showcases the proprietary CoreLockTM technology, integrating a fixed-angle interlocking mechanism into the nail, allowing the user to lock all metaphyseal screws in the construct at a fixed angle at once.

Education

Literature

AFFIXUS® Natural Nail® Proximal Humeral System Surgical Technique

AFFIXUS® Natural Nail® Antegrade/Retrograde Humeral System Surgical Technique

AFFIXUS® Natural Nail® Humeral System Product Brochure

Surgical Approach:

The AFFIXUS Natural Nail Humeral System is a long bone nailing system built on the Natural Nail and AFFIXUS intramedullary platforms. This system offers a complete portfolio of implants and instruments, which treats a wide range of humeral fractures using simple and efficient instrumentation. 

Videos

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