Patent ID: 8556946

Claim:
An implant for compressing together first and second bone parts separated by a joint, the implant comprising: a plate having a top surface, a bottom bone-contacting surface, and a plurality of holes formed through the top and bottom surfaces, wherein a first of the plurality of holes is arrangeable on a first side of the joint, and a second of the plurality of holes is arrangeable on a second side of the joint, each of the first and second holes being locking holes adapted to receive first and second fixation members, respectively, a central axis of the first hole being directed into the first but not the second bone, and a central axis of the second hole being directed into the second but not the first bone; and an angled member recessed below the top surface of the plate and extending downward at an angle with respect to the bottom bone-contacting surface, the angled member including a third of the plurality of holes situated between the first and second holes, and a stop surface for engaging with a head of a third fixation member, a central axis of the third hole being angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the plate, such that when the third fixation member is inserted through the third hole, it is arranged to extend into the first bone, across the joint, and into the second bone, wherein the angled member is situated between and extends below adjacent sides of the plate, such that the angled member is receivable in a cavity formed in at least one of the first and second bones.