Patent ID: 8900274

Claim:
A method for metatarsal bone fusion in a foot, comprising the steps of: providing a proximal screw member, the proximal screw member comprising a head portion and a first shaft extending along a first longitudinal axis; and providing a distal member, the distal member comprising a second shaft extending along a second longitudinal axis and a bore extending through the second shaft along a bore axis; forming a first bore hole in one of a cuneiform bone, a navicular bone, or a talus bone and forming a second bore hole in a metatarsal bone; inserting the distal member into the second bore hole; coupling the proximal screw member to the distal member; inserting the proximal screw member into the first bore hole; and applying torque to the head portion to lock the proximal screw to the distal member member, thereby compressing the metatarsal bone; wherein the second longitudinal axis and the bore axis define an angle, wherein the proximal screw member is adapted for coupling to the distal member at the angle, and wherein the proximal screw member is adapted for residing substantially within one of the cuneiform bone, the navicular bone, or the talus bone and the distal member is adapted for residing substantially within the metatarsal bone.