Patent ID: 8568413

Claim:
An implantable bone fixation device comprising: an elongate body having a flexible state and a rigid state; wherein the flexible state comprises any of the group of bending, stretching, and deforming a material of the elongate body, wherein the rigid state comprises limiting any of the group of bending, stretching, and deforming the material of the elongate body, a tubular hub connected to a proximal end of the elongated body, the tubular hub comprising an outer surface and an inner surface of a tubular wall, the tubular wall comprising an array of pilot holes over a portion of the outer surface, each of the pilot holes being configured to expand upon receipt of a fastener there-through, wherein the hub comprises a mesh structure forming the array of pilot holes; and an actuator operably connected to the elongate body for changing the body from the flexible state to the rigid state, wherein a first position of the actuator places the elongate body in the flexible state and a second position of the actuator places the elongate body in the rigid state.