Patent ID: 7153302

Claim:
A fixation device for holding a first plurality of pins extending into one or more fragments of a fractured end portion of a bone and for holding a second plurality of pins extending into a shaft portion of said fractured bone, wherein said fixation device comprises a frame including: an arcuate portion including an arcuate inner surface and a first plurality of holes extending radially from a center of said arcuate inner surface for holding said first plurality of pins to extend inward radially toward said center of said arcuate inner surface; an elongated portion, extending in a first direction from said arcuate portion, including an inner surface and a second plurality of holes for holding said second plurality of pins to extend inward from said inner surface of said elongated portion; a sliding pin holder slidably mounted on said main plate and releasably clamped in place on said main plate, wherein a hole within said second plurality of holes extends within said sliding pin holder, and sliding said sliding pin holder in said first direction increases a distance between a pin extending through said sliding pin holder and a pin extending through each hole in said first plurality of holes.