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

Claim 0:
1. A method of assembling and adjusting a position of a fastener in a locking mechanism, the method comprising:
inserting the fastener into a body of the locking mechanism;
coupling a first driver to the fastener and threading the fastener distally into engagement with the body using the first driver such that a locking body in the fastener is disposed distal to an inwardly extending flange in a cavity of the body;
with the fastener in threaded engagement with the body, coupling a second driver to the fastener, the second driver displacing the locking 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; and
adjusting the position of the fastener in the body using the second 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.