Patent ID: 9707100
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An implant comprising a body and a bone fixation system, wherein the body comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, the exterior surface including at least a superior surface and an inferior surface disposed opposite the superior surface; wherein the interior surface of the body comprises at least two tracks extending in a generally vertical direction oriented between the superior surface and the inferior surface of the body, and wherein the bone fixation system comprises at least one blade and at least one strike plate; wherein the at least one blade comprises a blade region and a support region, wherein the support region of the at least one blade comprises an outer surface, an inner surface, two ends, and an attachment region configured to attach the blade to the strike plate; wherein each of the two ends of the blade includes an end protrusion; and wherein the end protrusions of the blade fit into the tracks in the interior surface of the body to permit the blade to slide within the tracks and move in the generally vertical direction.