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AFFIXUS® Tibia Nailing System

Enhanced Fixation.1 Thoughtful instrumentation.

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Designed to deliver enhanced fixation1 with thoughtful instrumentation

The AFFIXUS® Tibia Nailing System is part of a long bone nailing platform designed to treat a range of tibial fractures from simple to complex, with versatile locking options. The AFFIXUS platform is designed to deliver enhanced fixation1 with thoughtful instrumentation for the most common intraoperative approaches.

System Features

The Affixus Tibia Nailing system is made up of Tibia Nails in a variety of diameters and lengths to accommodate varying patient anatomy

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AFFIXUS® Tibia Nailing System from Zimmer Biomet

Optimal Length Offering

The Affixus Tibial nails are universal (can be used in left and right limbs) and available in 10mm increments of length, from 240mm to 420mm. 

AFFIXUS® Tibia Nailing System from Zimmer Biomet

CoreLock Technology

Innovation made simple and elegant through deployment of the preassembled, embedded setscrew/locking mechanism. Ability to compress up to 5mm and lock proximal oblique screws to the nail via CoreLock.

Differentiated Distal screw cluster

Affixus Tibia Nails have 5 distal screw options to maximize working length, offering surgeons versatility and flexibility in the O.R. and provide a solution to best fit each unique case.

Thoughtful Instrumentation 

Designed with you in mind, this system provides a comprehensive color-coded, hub and spoke solution to simplify instrumentation selection during surgery and reduce shelf space required to support evolving surgeon and patient needs.

Unified System

The Affixus Nailing System is a long bone nailing system that offers implants designed to treat a range of fractures from simple to complex. The Tibia nail is identified by a blue band. The Piriformis Fossa entry is identified by a magenta band. The Greater Trochanter entry is identified by a yellow band.

Specifications

9° Herzog bend is anatomically designed to resist potential proximal fracture displacement

3° distal bend aids in nail insertion

Oblique descending screws allow for capture of distal posterolateral and distal posteromedial fragments

Most distal screw hole is 1.8mm* from the distal end of the nail

*2.4mm for 8mm nail only 

Affixus Tibia Nails are identified by a blue band on the proximal end of the nail

Benefits

Enhanced Fixation1

The Affixus Nailing system incorporates our legacy CoreLock™ Technology to mechanically lock the adjacent screws for enhanced fixation, all designed to address the distinct needs of complex fractures.

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Thoughtful Instrumentation

Designed with you in mind, this system provides a comprehensive color-coded, hub and spoke solution to simplify instrumentation selection during surgery and reduce shelf space required to support evolving surgeon and patient needs.

 

AFFIXUS® Tibia Nailing System from Zimmer Biomet

Education

Literature

AFFIXUS® Tibia Nail System Surgical Technique

Additional Information

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