Patent ID: 7341588

Claim:
An apparatus for treating a fracture of a femur comprising: an intramedullary nail configured for location in the intramedullary space of said femur, said intramedullary nail having a proximal end and a distal end, said intramedullary nail defining a blade passage extending there through, said blade passage located in a portion of said intramedullary nail proximal to said proximal end of said intramedullary nail; and at least a first blade and a second blade, said at least one first and second blades configured to extend through said blade passage, said at least one first and second blades when positioned in said blade passage alone permitted to rotate with respect thereto, and wherein when said at least one first and second blades are positioned in the blade passage at the same time, rotation of said at least one first and second blades relative to said intramedullary nail is resisted.