Patent ID: 11963675
Assignee: EMORY UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. An orthopedic fixation device, comprising:
a body having a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween, the body including an internal channel disposed along the length;
the body including a first portion, a second portion and a shaft portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion;
the first portion has a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween;
the second portion has a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween;
the shaft portion including one or more bioabsorbable materials;
the shaft portion has a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween; and
a section of the second portion being disposed within the shaft portion and adjacent to the first end of the shaft portion and a section of the first portion being disposed within the shaft portion and adjacent to the second end of the shaft portion;
each of the first portion and the second portion include a mating member disposed at an end of each portion and configured to mate with a complimentary mating portion of the shaft portion;
the section of the first portion includes the mating member of the first portion; and
the section of the second portion includes the mating member of the second portion.