Patent ID: 7044951

Claim:
A fixation device for fixing a fracture in a bone structure, said fixation device comprising: a bendable fixation pin adapted for penetrating through an unstable bone fragment of a bone structure across a fracture and into a stable bone fragment of said bone structure, said pin having an end extending out from said unstable bone fragment, a fixation plate adapted for being secured to the stable bone fragment at a distance from said end of said fixation pin, said fixation plate being engageable with said end of said bendable pin to prevent said pin from backing out of the bone structure while providing restraint against movement of said pin in the plane of the plate, said pin including a bent end portion which is bent at an angle so as to be adapted to be substantially parallel to a superficial surface of the bone structure, said fixation plate having a lower surface adapted to face the superficial surface of the bone structure when secured to the stable bone, said fixation plate being provided with a groove at said lower surface extending partially through the fixation plate for engaging said bent end portion of said pin to prevent the pin from backing out of the unstable bone fragment while providing the restraint of the pin for movement in the plane of the plate.