Break off spacer clip for trochanteric femoral nail telescoping head element

A system for treating a bone, comprising:

• an implant including an outer sleeve and a head element, the outer sleeve extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending longitudinally therethrough, the head element including a shaft portion and a bone-engaging portion at a distal end of the shaft portion, the shaft portion received within the channel of the outer sleeve and longitudinally movable relative thereto;
• and
• a clip device removably assembled with the implant to hold the outer sleeve and the head element in a desired position relative to one another, the clip device including a body extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end along with a separation portion connected to the proximal end of the body via a releasable connection to engage the proximal end of the outer sleeve and a spacer portion connected to the distal end of the body to releasably engage a portion of the shaft portion between a proximal end of the bone-engaging portion and the distal end of the outer sleeve, the releasable connection of the separation portion configured to disengage when subject to a force exceeding a predetermined threshold value;
• wherein the separation portion includes:
• a curved portion positioned proximally of the proximal end of the outer sleeve, connected to the body via the releasable connection;
• and
• a gripping tab connected to the curved portion via a connection portion extending over a proximal-most point of the outer sleeve so that, when the releasable connection is disengaged, the separation portion is removable from the clip device via the gripping tab.

A system for treating a bone, comprising:

• an implant including an outer sleeve and a head element, the outer sleeve extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending longitudinally therethrough, the head element including a shaft portion and a bone-engaging portion at a distal end of the shaft portion, the shaft portion received within the channel of the outer sleeve and longitudinally movable relative thereto;
• a clip device removably assembled with the implant to hold the outer sleeve and the head element in a desired position relative to one another, the clip device including a body extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end along with a separation portion connected to the proximal end of the body to releasably engage the proximal end of the outer sleeve and a spacer portion connected to the distal end of the body to releasably engage a portion of the shaft portion between a proximal end of the bone-engaging portion and the distal end of the outer sleeve;
• and
• an insertion device configured to be coupled to the implant so that, when a distal end of the insertion device is inserted into the channel of the outer sleeve, a portion of the insertion device exerts a distal force on the separation portion causing a portion of the separation portion to disengage the body to release the proximal end of the outer sleeve therefrom.