Patent ID: 11931085
Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method of adjusting and removing a fastener in a locking mechanism, the method comprising:
with a fastener in threaded engagement with a body of the locking mechanism, coupling a backout prevention driver to the fastener, the backout prevention driver displacing a locking body of the fastener disposed distal to an inwardly extending flange in a cavity of the body such that the locking body interferes with the flange of the channel to prevent proximal movement of the fastener beyond a location where the locking body interfaces with the flange;
adjusting the position of the fastener in the body using the backout prevention driver by threading the fastener between a maximum proximal location defined by the interference between the locking body and the flange and a maximum distal location; and
coupling a standard driver to the fastener and threading the fastener proximally out of engagement with the body using the standard driver.