Patent ID: 7828828

Claim:
An orthopedic device comprising: a socket screw having a shaft for insertion into a first bone and a ball socket positioned at the end of the shaft; and a ball screw for insertion into a second bone, the ball screw including a shaft having a longitudinal axis and a rounded head fixed on the shaft and adapted to engage with the ball socket to form a ball joint, the rounded head being offset from the longitudinal axis of the shaft; a first support screw having an elongated shape with a first end and a second end, the support screw including a length configured for the first end to be mounted into the first bone with the second end configured to extend outward from the first bone to contact an outer surface of the ball socket at a point away from the shaft of the socket screw; and a second support screw having a shaft to be mounted into the second bone and an end that contacts against the rounded head of the ball screw.