Interphalangeal fusion pin

A method for an operative procedure for fusing a first phalange to a second adjacent phalange, comprising:

• providing a bore in a distal end of the first phalange;
• providing a bore in a proximal end of the second phalange;
• providing a device comprising a substantially elongated member comprised of a resorbable material;
• wherein the member has a first end portion, a middle portion, and second end portion spaced and opposed from the first end portion;
• wherein the middle portion has a bend formed during the operative procedure by a user such that the first end portion and the second end portion have a fixed angle towards one another;
• and
• inserting the device into the bore in the distal end of the first phalange and into the bore in the proximal end of the second phalange.

A method for an operative procedure for fusing a first phalange to a second adjacent phalange with a resorbable device, comprising:

• forming a bore in the first phalange;
• forming a bore in the second phalange;
• providing a thread on a first end of the device;
• providing a barb on the second end of the device;
• determining an appropriate angle between the first end to be positioned relative to the bore of the first phalange and the second end to be positioned relative to the bore of the second phalange during an operative procedure;
• forming the determined angle in the device;
• threading the first end of the device into the bore of the first phalange;
• and
• pushing the second end of the device including the barb into the bore formed in the second phalange.