Patent ID: 8177786

Claim:
A hip screw assembly kit for fixation of a fractured femur, the screw assembly kit comprising: a screw for engagement with the femur; a plate for engagement with the femur; a barrel defining a cavity therein, said barrel secured to said plate and defining a first stop, said screw including a portion thereof fitted in the cavity of said barrel; a second stop positionable in said barrel, said second stop providing a limit on the movement of said screw when positioned in said barrel at a first distance away from the first stop, wherein said screw is slideably moveable in the cavity of said barrel along the first distance; and a third stop positionable in said barrel, said third stop providing a limit on the movement of said screw when positioned in said barrel at a second distance away from the first stop, wherein said screw is slideably moveable in the cavity of said barrel along the second distance, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance; and a sleeve positioned between said barrel and said screw.