Patent ID: 11857224
Assignee: INNOVASIS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An orthopedic system comprising:
a bone plate, the bone plate comprising a top and a bottom with bone screw apertures and locking screw apertures therethrough, the locking screw apertures having threads;
a plurality of bone screws, each of the bone screws comprising a head and a shaft;
a plurality of locking screws, each of the locking screws comprising a head, a shaft, threads and a longitudinal axis;
wherein each of the locking screws include a number of slots that start at a first end of the locking screws, extend through the shaft past a thread adjacent to the head of the locking screws, and terminate in a neck of the locking screws before reaching the head of the locking screws;
wherein the bone plate apertures comprise a smaller diameter than the bone screw head;
wherein the threads of the locking screw mate with the threads of the locking screw apertures; and
wherein a diameter of the body of the locking screws is variable based on a radial inward force applied to the body of the locking screws when inserting the locking screws in the locking screw apertures.