Patent ID: 9480577
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A system for preventing back-out of a fixation member comprising: a retaining mechanism including a plate having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the plate being compressible from a relaxed state in which the plate has a first maximum dimension to a compressed state in which the plate has a second maximum dimension less than the first maximum dimension; and an implant having opposed surfaces adapted to contact bone, the implant comprising an opening adapted to receive the retaining mechanism and retain it in engagement with the implant, wherein the implant has a first hole configured to receive a first fixation member and direct it into bone, and wherein when the retaining mechanism is engaged to the implant, a part of the retaining mechanism overlies the first hole and blocks the first fixation member from being inserted into the first hole of the implant and from backing out of the first hole.