Patent attributes
An apparatus for stabilization of a bone fracture site, including a wire that is configured to be positioned through corresponding holes of a first bone and an adjacent second bone; and a tension washer coupled to a first end of the wire, the tension washer rotatable about the first end of the wire, wherein the wire is configured to be positioned through the corresponding holes of the first and the second bone, the tension washer is configured to be positioned proximate a first surface of the second bone, wherein the tension washer includes a first surface having a length longer than a diameter of the corresponding holes of the first and the second bones, wherein the tension washer is configured to rotate such that the first surface of the tension washer abuts the first surface of the second bone.
