Patent ID: 6692496
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
Apparatus for the treatment of a fracture in a bone, the apparatus comprising:first and second fixing devices, the first fixing device having a shorter length than the second fixing device; and an elongate member capable of substantially axial insertion into the bone to span the fracture, the elongate member having adjacent at least the distal end thereof a first fixture location means for engagement with the first fixing device inserted through the bone transversely of the elongate member, and the elongate member having a second fixture location means for engagement with the second fixing device inserted through the bone transversely of the elongate member; wherein the first fixture location means and a distal end of the first fixing device are formed to secure together whereby during securing the first fixture location means and the proximal end of the first fixing device are drawn together with the proximal end of the first fixing device contacting the outer surface of the bone and the elongate member being drawn against the inner surface of the bone.