Patent ID: 8147493

Claim:
A device for repairing femoral fractures comprising, a central plate extending along a longitudinal axis and having an upper surface, a lower surface and first and second sides connecting the upper surface to the lower surface, the central plate including at least one opening through the plate from the upper surface to the lower surface configured for receiving a bone fixation element, and a forked end including a first fork tip and a second fork tip that are connected to one another at distal ends via a crosspiece, each of the first fork tip and the second fork tip including a hole therethrough from the upper surface to the lower surface configured for receiving a bone fixation element; at least one guide rail disposed along at least a portion of at least one of the first and second sides of the central plate, the at least one guide rail extending substantially perpendicular to the lower surface of the plate; and at least three arms extending from one of the crosspiece, the first fork tip and the second fork tip, a first one of the arms extending from the crosspiece, each arm having an upper surface, a lower surface and at least one hole through the arm from the upper surface to the lower surface configured for receiving a bone fixation element; wherein at least a portion of the at least one hole in at least one of the arms includes internal threads.