Patent ID: 8932336
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for treating a bone, comprising: an elongate body sized and shaped for insertion into an aperture of a bone and extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end, the elongate body including a channel extending therethrough and a coating along an outer surface of the elongate body, the coating adapted to absorb a selected frequency of light such that, when the selected frequency of light is applied thereto, portions of the coating at the distal end melt to form a mass, wherein the distal end has an initial cross-sectional dimension less than that of the aperture prior to application of the selected frequency, and the mass has a cross-sectional dimension greater than both the initial cross-sectional dimension and further greater than that of the aperture; and a first anchor member slidably mountable over the elongate body and movable therealong from a first position at the proximal end of the elongate body to a second position adjacent a bone into which the elongate body has been inserted to cooperate with the mass to fix the elongate body to the bone, wherein a proximal portion of the elongate body is severable from a first implanted portion extending from the distal end into the first anchor member, the device including a second anchor member, wherein a length of the proximal portion of the elongate body is sufficient to form a second implanted portion.