Patent ID: 8579899

Claim:
A bone fixation system comprising: (a) a first fixation device comprising: (i) a first longitudinally extending bone insertion blade having an orienting portion, the first bone insertion blade insertable into a bone; and (ii) a first plate extending transversely from the first bone insertion blade and positionable along a surface of the bone when the first bone insertion blade is inserted into the bone, the first plate having a first plate first end located at the first bone insertion blade, a spaced apart first plate second end located distal to the first plate first end, a first plate bone-facing surface extending between the first plate first end and the first plate second end, a first plate outer surface extending between the first plate first end and the first plate second end and facing away from the bone, and a first plate side wall extending between the first plate bone-facing surface and the first plate outer surface; and (b) a second fixation device comprising: (i) a second longitudinally extending bone insertion blade insertable into the bone and orientatively interactive with the orienting portion, and (ii) a second plate extending transversely from the second bone insertion blade and positionable along the surface of the bone adjacent the first plate when the second longitudinally extending bone insertion blade is inserted into the bone, the second plate having a second plate first end located at the second bone insertion blade, a spaced apart second plate second end located distal to the second plate first end, a second plate bone-facing surface extending between the second plate first end and the second plate second end, a second plate outer surface extending between the second plate first end and the second plate second end and facing away from the bone facing surface, and a second plate side wall extending between the second plate bone-facing surface and the second plate outer surface; wherein, when assembled, the second bone insertion blade has an orientation that is based on an orientation of the orienting portion, and the first plate side wall and the second plate side wall are positioned side-by-side in facing relation to each other.