Cable tie L-pin

摘要

A device for treating a bone includes (a) an elongate body sized and shaped for insertion into a bone and extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end, the elongate body including a channel extending therethrough and a coating along an outer surface thereof, the coating adapted to absorb a selected frequency of light such that, when the selected frequency of light is applied thereto, portions of the coating melt to form a mass; and (b) a first anchor member slidably mountable over the elongate body and movable therealong from a first position at the proximal end of the elongate body to a second position adjacent a bone into which the elongate body has been inserted to cooperate with the mass to fix the elongate body to the bone.

主权项

1. A method for treating a fractured bone, comprising:
inserting an elongate body of a bone fixation device through a bone such that a distal end of the elongate body extends distally past a far cortex of the bone, the elongate body extending longitudinally from a proximal end to the distal end, the elongate body including a channel extending therethrough and a coating adapted to absorb a selected frequency of light, the coating extending along an outer surface of the elongate body; inserting a light fiber through the channel of the elongate body until a distal tip of the light fiber is radially within the distal end of the elongate body; activating the light fiber such that the coating along the distal end of the elongate body melts to form a mass; and moving a first anchor member along the elongate body from a first position at the proximal end of the elongate body to a second position adjacent a near cortex of the bone to fix the elongate body to the bone.