Patent ID: 8303590
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic device comprising: an intramedullary implant defining a longitudinal bore and a plurality of fastener bores transverse to the longitudinal bore; a fastener receivable in one of the plurality of fastener bores, the fastener including threads; and a securing device receivable within and movable relative to the longitudinal bore between an unlocked fastener disengagement position and a locked fastener engagement position, the securing device having a guiding bore for allowing the fastener to pass therethrough, the guiding bore having a plurality of engagement formations formed only on a portion of the guiding bore that cooperate with the threads of the fastener such that the plurality of engagement formations enable the fastener to move relative to the securing device when the securing device is in the locked fastener engagement position, wherein a bottom surface of the guiding bore is smooth.