Patent ID: 9662156
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A bone fixation system, comprising: an implant shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a central longitudinal axis and including a first channel extending along a first channel axis from the proximal end of the implant shaft to a side opening formed in a side wall of the implant shaft, the first channel axis being angled relative to the central longitudinal axis; and a bone plate having a first plate portion and a second plate portion, the first plate portion having a first opening extending therethrough along a first opening axis and the second plate portion having a second opening extending therethrough along a second opening axis, the second opening being configured to receive the implant shaft therethrough to permit insertion thereof into a head of a bone along the second opening axis so that a bone fixation element inserted through the first channel extends through the implant shaft along the first channel axis to penetrate the bone angled relative to the second opening axis.