Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved intramedullary fracture fixation device, the device including a first fastener comprising a head and an at least partially threaded shaft extending from the head, a tiltable load spreading element adapted to couple to the first fastener and having a bone-contacting surface defining bone engagement features and a head-contacting surface, and a second fastener having external threads and a central bore for receiving the threaded shaft of the first fastener. The central bore defines an inner wall surface which is at least partially threaded, the inner wall surface being configured for mating engagement on the outer surface of the shaft of the first fastener such that rotation of the first fastener relative to the second fastener causes the translation of the first fastener relative to the second fastener along the shaft.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved bone plate for use in repairing bone fractures, the bone plate having a first upper surface and a first opposed bone-facing surface, the first bone-facing surface shaped to generally conform to a plate-facing surface of the bone, a bone plate thickness, at least one fastener hole extending between the first upper surface and the first bone-facing surface, and a suture hole structure extending from at least a portion of a boundary or boundary edge of the bone plate and having a second upper surface and a second opposed bone-facing surface, a suture hole structure thickness, at least one suture hole extending between the second upper surface and the second bone-facing surface, wherein the suture hole structure thickness is less than the bone plate thickness, and the second bone-facing surface of the suture hole structure is elevated above the first bone-facing surface of the bone plate by a distance greater than 0 mm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved intramedullary fracture fixation device, the device including a first fastener comprising a head and an at least partially threaded shaft extending from the head, a tiltable load spreading element adapted to couple to the first fastener and having a bone-contacting surface defining bone engagement features and a head-contacting surface, and a second fastener having external threads and a central bore for receiving the threaded shaft of the first fastener. The central bore defines an inner wall surface which is at least partially threaded, the inner wall surface being configured for mating engagement on the outer surface of the shaft of the first fastener such that rotation of the first fastener relative to the second fastener causes the translation of the first fastener relative to the second fastener along the shaft.