ONE WAY SLIDING DEVICE FOR INTRAMEDULLARY INTERTROCHANTERIC FIXATION IMPLANTS

摘要

A device (100) for treating fractures, comprises an intramedullary member (104) sized and shaped for insertion along a longitudinal axis of a bone within a medullary canal thereof, the intramedullary member including an opening (108) extending obliquely therethrough, the opening, when the intramedullary member is in a desired position within a bone, aligning with a desired axis along which an implant (102) is to be inserted into a bone, the intramedullary member including a channel (110) formed therewithin and opening to the opening and a locking mechanism (106) mounted in the channel, the locking mechanism including a locking abutting structure (105) extending into the opening in combination with an implant sized to be slidably received through the opening and inserted along the desired axis, the implant including a plurality of implant abutting structures aligned to engage the locking abutting structure preventing medial movement of the implant relative to the intramedullary member.