Patent ID: 9675393
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An implant for treating a bone, comprising: an outer sleeve extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a lumen extending therethrough; and an inner element sized and shaped to be slidably received within the lumen of the outer sleeve, the inner element extending longitudinally from a proximal end received within the lumen to a distal end, the inner element housing a bone-engaging element therein, the implant is movable from an expanded configuration in which the inner element is in a distal-most position relative to the outer sleeve and the bone-engaging element extends out of the distal end of the inner element, to a shortened configuration in which the inner element slides proximally relative to the outer element and the bone-engaging element is housed within the inner element.