Patent ID: 8740954

Claim:
An orthopedic fixation device comprising: an integrated implant system comprising; a cannulated orthopedic screw comprising a through-bore along the longitudinal axis that defines an orthopedic screw lumen extending between an open orthopedic screw proximal end and an open orthopedic screw distal end; a cannulated implant sized and configured to be slidably disposable within the through-bore of the orthopedic screw wherein the cannulated implant distal end comprises an expandable region that is disposed beyond the orthopedic screw distal end when the cannulated implant proximal end is disposed completely within the orthopedic screw through-bore and wherein the expandable region of the cannulated implant can be expanded to assume a predetermined configuration when disposed within a targeted location in a mammalian body; and a screw cap attachable to the orthopedic screw proximal end that functions to seal the orthopedic screw proximal end and to fix the cannulated implant to the orthopedic screw.