Patent ID: 11950815
Assignee: MCGINLEY ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. An orthopedic fastener assembly for use in fixation of an orthopedic plate to a bone of a patient, the assembly comprising:
a fastener comprising:
an elongate portion on a distal portion of the fastener comprising threads for engagement with a bone of a patient, and
a head portion at a proximate portion of the fastener; and

a pivot member comprising a bore defining a reference axis and having a contoured surface circumferentially arcuate about the bore and disposed about and pivotally displaceable relative to the head portion for pivotal articulation of the pivot member about the head portion, the pivot member comprising a first locking feature comprising a ramped surface to lockingly engage the pivot member to a second locking feature comprising a shoulder on a sidewall of an aperture through the orthopedic plate through which the fastener has been advanced, the ramped surface rotationally displaceable relative to the shoulder to lockingly engage the pivot member relative to the plate,
wherein prior to an engagement with the orthopedic plate, the pivot member is rotatable about the head portion about a fastener insertion axis and secured thereto to prevent removal of the pivot member from the head portion, and
wherein the pivotal articulation of the pivot member about the head portion defines an included angle between the reference axis and the fastener insertion axis.