Patent ID: 8454614
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. Apparatus suitable for treating a medical condition, the apparatus comprising: a first component having proximal and distal ends and a generally cylindrical solid body that is engaged with a first bone portion at a joint; and a second component having proximal and distal ends, the second component comprising a generally cylindrical body having a hollow interior region, wherein the generally cylindrical solid body of the first component is adapted to be selectively placed within the hollow interior region of the second component, and the second component is adapted to be engaged with a second bone portion at the joint, wherein the first component and the second component are configured to be coupled together in a first configuration to promote fusion of the joint, and the first component and the second component are further configured to be coupled together in a second configuration to promote arthroplasty of the joint, wherein the second component comprises external threading adapted to securely engage the second bone portion, and further comprises internal threading adapted to releasably engage external threading disposed on at least a portion of the first component.