Patent ID: 8852202

Claim:
A tool for stabilizing a fractured bone, comprising: a housing; a cartridge supported by the housing and including at least one passageway that receives at least one bone pin, the at least one bone pin configured to be driven into the fractured bone to stabilize the fractured bone; and a piston having a proximal end and a distal end and is configured to translate axially relative to the housing, the piston including a head arranged toward a proximal end of the tool, a shaft extending from the head, and a needle coupled to the shaft, the needle sized for receipt within the at least one passageway of the cartridge, the needle configured to apply sufficient force to the at least one bone pin to drive the at least one bone pin axially from the cartridge and into the fractured bone, wherein the cartridge is configured to rotate to align the at least one passageway with the needle.