Small joint fixation
Disclosed is a medical device having a first implant portion having a proximal end, a second implant portion connected to the first implant portion, the second implant portion having a distal end, and a driver assembly removably connected to the distal end, the driver assembly comprising a drill connected to the distal end at a connection.
1. An unitary construction medical device comprising:
a first implant portion having a proximal end;
a second implant portion connected to the first implant portion, the second implant portion having a distal end; and
a driver assembly fixedly attached to and removably detachable from the distal end at a connection by snapping the driver assembly from the distal end at the connection, wherein the driver assembly comprises a drill connected to the distal end at the connection.
2. The unitary construction medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the second implant portion comprises a body portion having a lattice structure.
3. The unitary construction medical device according to claim 1 , comprising a void in the distal end adjacent to the connection.
4. The unitary construction medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the driver assembly comprises a face cutter distal of the drill.
5. The unitary construction medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the second implant portion comprises a first prong, a second prong, and a gap between the first prong and the second prong.
6. The unitary construction medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the first implant portion comprises helical threads, and wherein the first implant portion further comprises a nano-textured surface between the threads.
7. The unitary construction medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the second implant portion comprises a first set of barbs extending in a first plane and a second set of barbs extending in a second plane, orthogonal to the first plane.
8. The unitary construction medical device according to claim 1 , further comprising a wire driver extending distally from the driver assembly.
9. An unitary construction medical device comprising:
a first implant portion having a proximal end;
a second implant portion connected to the first implant portion the second implant portion having a distal end; and
a driver assembly fixedly attached to and removably detachable from the distal end at a connection by snapping the driver assembly from the distal end at the connection, wherein the driver assembly has a through-opening distal of a drill.
10. The unitary construction medical device according to claim 9 , wherein the through-opening is sized to allow the second implant portion to be inserted thereinto.
11. A medical device comprising:
a first implant portion;
a second implant portion attached to the first implant portion; and
a driver assembly having an instrument adapted to form an opening in bone, the driver assembly being integrally connected to and removably detachable from the second implant portion at a connection, distal from the first implant portion by snapping the driver assembly from the second implant portion at the connection, wherein the driver assembly comprises a drill at a proximal end thereof.
12. The medical device according to claim 11 , wherein the driver assembly further comprises a broach.
13. The medical device according to claim 11 , wherein the second implant portion comprises a void adjacent to the connection.
14. The medical device according to claim 11 , wherein the driver assembly comprises a through-opening extending therethrough.
15. The medical device according to claim 11 , wherein the driver assembly comprises a face cutter.
16. The medical device according to claim 11 , wherein the second implant portion comprises a first prong, a second prong, and a gap between the first prong and the second prong.