Patent ID: 11877776
Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A bone fastener comprising:
a receiver defining a groove extending into an inner surface of the receiver, the receiver comprising a projection extending from the inner surface;
a first expandable band configured for disposal in the groove;
a second expandable band defining a recess configured for disposal of the projection;
a screw shaft comprising a head engageable with the first band to provisionally connect the screw shaft with the receiver; and
a part engageable with the second band for relative translation to remove the projection from the recess as the second band translates relative to the receiver in a first direction such that the second band prevents the first band from translating relative to the receiver in an opposite second direction to fix connection of the screw shaft and the receiver for relative movement in a single plane.