Patent ID: 8157802

Claim:
An intramedullary fixation device comprising: an intramedullary implant having a longitudinal bore along a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal bore having a first internally threaded portion and a second internally threaded portion, the intramedullary implant including an elongated slot and first and second apertures transversely crossing the longitudinal axis; a two-component compression device preassembled in the longitudinal bore of the intramedullary implant, a first component of the compression device defining a first plurality of threads that engage the first internally threaded portion, the compression device movable along the longitudinal axis, a second component of the compression device defining an end opening aligned with the elongated slot of the intramedullary implant; and a two-component locking device preassembled in the longitudinal bore of the intramedullary implant, a first component of the locking device defining a second plurality of threads that engage the second internally threaded portion, a second component of the locking device including first and second openings aligned along the first and second apertures of the intramedullary implant.