Patent ID: 8100911

Claim:
An apparatus for treating a bone fracture, comprising: a stabilizing member configured to engage a first bone segment of the fractured bone, said stabilizing member including a first transverse aperture structure defining a first transverse aperture and a second transverse aperture structure defining a second transverse aperture offset from said first transverse aperture longitudinally along the length of said stabilizing member; an elongated lag screw assembly configured to (i) engage a second bone segment of the fractured bone, and (ii) slidably extend through said first transverse aperture of said stabilizing member; and a control member having (i) an elongated shank with a portion configured to engage said second transverse aperture structure of said stabilizing member, and (ii) a proximal head that is enlarged relative to said shank, wherein said lag screw assembly includes (i) a lag screw including a distal portion configured to engage said second bone segment of the fractured bone and a proximal portion, and (ii) a cylindrical sleeve sized to rotatably fit over said lag screw at said proximal portion, wherein said cylindrical sleeve includes an elongated groove structure that defines an elongated groove that is configured to receive said proximal head of said control member therein, and wherein said proximal head of said control member is configured to slidably engage said elongated groove structure when said lag screw assembly extends through said first transverse aperture and said control member extends through said second transverse aperture.