Patent ID: RE43482

Claim:
A bone stabilizing device, comprising: a stem member, extending substantially along a first longitudinal axis, for insertion into a medullary bone cavity, said stem member having a distal end and a proximal end; an a substantially cylindrical extension member positioned substantially outside of the medullary bone cavity , extending substantially along a second longitudinal axis, having a distal and a proximal end, said distal end connected to said proximal end of said stem member; and means for securing a fractured metaphyseal or epiphyseal bone to said extension member comprising a securing member having a first end affixed into mechanically attached to the extension member and a second end spaced apart from said extension member, and means connected to said second end for pressing on a cortical surface of the bone to urge the bone against said extension member , wherein a third longitudinal axis of the securing member is unaligned with the second longitudinal axis of the extension member .