Patent ID: 8206389
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of bone fixation, comprising: disposing a guide device such that a first portion of the guide device is disposed longitudinally in a medullary canal of a bone and such that a second portion of the guide device is disposed outside the bone and defines a transverse path across the bone and intersecting the medullary canal; forming a transverse hole in the bone along the transverse path, the transverse hole being sized to receive a fastener; disposing the fastener in the transverse hole; placing a rod longitudinally in the medullary canal such that a threaded portion of the rod enters an aperture of the fastener and engages the fastener at the aperture to lock the rod to the fastener; and removing the first portion of the guide device from the medullary canal after the step of forming a transverse hole and before the step of placing a rod.