Patent ID: 7141067

Claim:
An intercalary implant for use in replacing a missing portion of the shaft of a long bone, wherein the long bone includes native proximal and distal portions having intramedullary canals, the implant comprising: a first stem member including a stem portion to be received in the intramedullary canal of one of the native portions of the long bone, the first stem member including a threaded male portion to be positioned outside of the intramedullary canal; a second stem member including a stem portion to be received in the intramedullary canal of the other of the native portions of the long bone, the second stem member further including a spacer portion to be positioned outside of the intramedullary canal and a shoulder to be positioned outside of the intramedullary canal, the spacer portion being between the stem portion and the shoulder; and a collar including an annular base portion with an opening and a cylindrical portion open at one end, the cylindrical portion having a threaded interior surface to receive and mate with the threaded male portion of the first stem member; wherein the collar receives part of the second stem member through the opening in the base portion of the collar, and the collar is movable in a proximal-distal direction along at least part of the length of the spacer portion of the second stem member between an extended position and a retracted position; wherein in the extended position the annular base portion of the collar is spaced from the stem portion of the second stem member and abuts the shoulder of the second stem member and the cylindrical portion of the collar extends over and beyond the shoulder of the second stem member; wherein in the retracted position the collar is positioned so that at least part of the shoulder is exposed; and wherein the shoulder and the opening of the annular base portion of the collar are sized and shaped so that when the collar is threaded onto the threaded male portion of the first stem member the position of the first stem member is fixed with respect to the position of the second stem member.