Patent ID: 9492157
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An intramedullary bone anchor, comprising a top section; a bottom section; a center section; a first end having a top inner portion and a top outer portion and only a single end point; a second end having a top inner portion and a top outer portion and only a single end point; a long axis running from the first end to the second end; and at least two holes extending from the top section through the bottom section; wherein the first end is tapered towards the single end point of the first end; wherein the second end is tapered towards the single end point of the second end; wherein the bone anchor is generally crescent-shaped, and the first end is upwardly curved; wherein the top section further includes an offset generally planar angled inserter surface inclined relative to the long axis of the apparatus located between two generally parallel surfaces between the first end and the second end; wherein the angled inserter surface further includes an inserter indentation.