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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Thomas J. Graham, Novelty, OH (US);
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A bone fixation assembly to promote healing of a bone fracture comprises a first bone engagement member and a second bone engagement member. The first bone engagement member comprises an elongated body with proximal and distal end portions, a projection, and an inner surface defining an opening. The second bone engagement member comprises a main body, first and second outer surfaces, an inner surface defining an aperture, and an inner surface defining an opening spaced from the aperture. One of the end portions of first bone engagement member is dimensioned to extend through the aperture of the second bone engagement member. The opening of the first bone engagement member and the opening of the second bone engagement member are aligned to receive a fastener when the elongated body extends through the aperture and contacts an outer surface of the second bone engagement member.