Patent ID: 8152807

Claim:
An intramedullary device assembly for repairing a defect of a bone, the assembly comprising: an intramedullary device configured to be inserted into a medullary canal of the bone and secured to the bone on either side of the defect; a bone engagement member guide removably attached to an end of the intramedullary device; a compression member that is movable along the bone engagement member guide; and a bone engagement member that is movable along the bone engagement member guide by the compression member, wherein at least a portion of the bone engagement member is disposed within the bone engagement member guide, wherein the bone engagement member defines at least two bone engagement points and wherein at least one bone engagement point is movable relative to at least one other bone engagement point in the direction of the bone; wherein the compression member forces the bone engagement member in the direction of the bone along the bone engagement member guide and the at least one bone engagement point is permitted to move relative to the other at least one bone engagement point so that both bone engagement points can engage an end of the bone as compression is applied to the bone.