Patent ID: 7347861

Claim:
A bone fixture apparatus for application to a metaphyseal region of a long bone, the apparatus comprising an elongate fixture device intended to be inserted, in said region, in an axial direction generally transversely of a direction of the medullary cavity in said bone; wherein the fixture device includes an aperture extending laterally of said axial direction thereof and intended to accommodate an intramedullary nail inserted longitudinally therethrough into said cavity, and wherein said fixture device is further formed with a bore extending in said axial direction intended to receive a first securing element having a leading surface capable of insertion into the bore to firmly engage an outer surface of the nail and a second securing element having a portion for engaging the fixture device and a head for engaging the bone wherein the fixture device comprises a bolt-like member including first and second components, intended for insertion into a pre-drilled passage in the bone and to engage with cancellous bone to provide a secure fixture which assists in stabilizing a fracture and provides a rigid mount for the intramedullary nail and wherein said first and second components are hollow, cylindrical components of different diameter intended to be inserted coaxially into the bone from opposite directions and adapted to threadably interfit it, within the bone, each component having a threaded bore for receiving a first securing element capable of asserting force again the nail outer surface laterally of the long bone under treatment.