Patent ID: 8182484

Claim:
A fracture reduction assembly for fixation of a fractured bone, comprising: a base portion including a bone contacting surface for contacting a bone and an upper surface opposite to the bone contacting surface; a barrel with a first end portion connected to the bone contacting surface, the base portion and the barrel defining a bore extending through the barrel and the base portion and opening at the upper surface of the base portion; a screw portion including a shaft with a first diameter sized to fit within the bore and a threaded portion with a second diameter sized to not fit within the bore, wherein at least a portion of the shaft is positioned within the bore; and a retainer coupled with the shaft and having a third diameter sized to fit within a first portion of the bore but not within a second portion of the bore; wherein the shaft further comprises a coupling member; the retainer is coupled with the coupling member of the shaft; the length of the screw portion between the coupling member and the threaded portion with a second diameter sized to not fit within the bore is greater than the length of the bore from the at least one diameter to the upper surface of the base; the coupling member of the shaft comprises a recessed area in the outer surface of the shaft; and the retainer defines a protuberance configured to fit at least partially within the recessed area.