Patent ID: 8231625

Claim:
A bone fixation device comprising: a primary bone plate comprising: an elongate member having at least one first fastener-receiving passageway therein to receive at least one first fastener to anchor said primary bone plate to a long bone of a patient, and an enlarged head member extending from said elongate member and having at least one secondary bone plate-receiving passageway therein; and at least one secondary bone plate received in the at least one secondary bone plate-receiving passageway and having at least one second fastener-receiving passageway therein to receive at least one second fastener to anchor said at least one secondary bone plate to fractured end portions of the long bone of the patient, the at least one second fastener-receiving passageway being angled from normal to said at least one secondary bone plate, the at least one secondary bone plate-receiving passageway being configured to prevent relative movement between the at least one secondary bone plate-receiving passageway and the at least one secondary bone plate.