Patent ID: 7488325

Claim:
An apparatus for fitting a protecting femoral neck device, comprising: a fixation element having two symmetrical semicircular rings, each having a tapered shape and an upwardly extending flange at the tapered end thereof; a pivotal member disposed at a first end of the respective flange of each semicircular ring, and pivotally connecting said semicircular rings such that the semicircular rings can: a) pivot away from each other to define an opening opposite to the pivotal member; and b) pivot towards each other to form a closed ring; a pivotal base directly connected to the flange of one of the semicircular rings; a movable support rod connected at a first end thereof to the pivotal base by an insert pin, wherein the movable support rod is pivotally coupled to one of the semicircular rings by way of the pivotal base and insert pin such that the movable support rod can pivot towards and away from the semicircular ring to which it is coupled; and a movable locating element positioned at an end of the movable support rod opposite the first end, and having: an indented plane; an open groove disposed on the indented plane and defining an opening through the indented plane and further open at an edge of the indented plane; and an embedded groove disposed around a periphery of the indented plane and also open at the edge of the indented plane.