Patent ID: 8262709

Claim:
An orthopedic apparatus for the fixation of femoral neck fractures, comprising: an elongate generally cylindrical intertrochanteric pin stabilizing rod having a first end and a second end defining a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the intertrochanteric pin stabilizing rod comprises a plurality of transverse equally spaced openings between the first and second ends of said intertrochanteric pin stabilizing rod; means for inserting said intertrochanteric pin stabilizing rod into the intertrochanteric cortical and cancellous bone of the proximal femur, comprising: means for the releasable attachment of the first end of said intertrochanteric pin stabilizing rod to an insertion tool; means for the engagement of the second end of said intertrochanteric pin stabilizing rod with the bone of the medial femoral cortex; a plurality of threaded hip pins; an elongate cortical bone plate with a first end and a second end, the elongate cortical bone plate comprising a means for its attachment to the lateral femoral cortex and comprising a plurality of angularly directed openings, each of the plurality of angularly directed openings dimensioned for a sliding fit with the threaded hip pins therethrough, and the elongate cortical bone plate comprising a means for the releasable attachment of a drill and insertion tool jig; a drill and insertion tool jig comprising an elongate plate with a first end and a second end, the first end comprising a tubular drill guide and the second end comprising a means for the attachment of said jig to the cortical bone plate, and a plurality of angularly directed openings coaxial with the plurality of angularly directed openings in the cortical bone plate when the drill and insertion tool jig is assembled to the cortical bone plate, each of the plurality of angularly directed openings dimensioned for the sliding fit with the threaded hip pins; wherein said tubular drill guide is configured to be positioned adjacent to the lateral cortex of the greater trochanter of the femur; and an insertion tool comprising an elongate cylindrical rod with a first end and a second end, the first end of the insertion tool comprising a means for limiting the extent of the translation of the rod through said tubular drill guide, said means comprising an integral cap, and the second end comprising a means for releasable attachment of the second end of the insertion tool to the first end of said intertrochanteric pin stabilizing rod, said means comprising a threaded protuberance.