Patent ID: 9629666
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method for securing an implant to a bone having independent rotational and translational locking through the use of an orthopedic fastener comprising an engagement member, an interpositional member, and a fixation member, the method comprising: sliding the implant translationally along the fixation member and against the bone to rotate the implant with respect to the bone about a first axis; moving the engagement member toward the bone along a direction nonparallel to the first axis; moving the orthopedic fastener from an unlocked configuration to a first locked configuration in which relative rotation between the interpositional member and the engagement member is restricted; restricting relative rotation between the implant and the bone about the first axis; and applying a second locked configuration such that translational motion of the implant along the fixation member is restricted.