Patent ID: 9662145
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A bone plate system, comprising: a plate defining first and second bone screw holes, the first bone screw hole including a rectangular configuration adjacent a top surface of the plate and an arcuate cradle configuration extending towards a bottom surface of the plate; a first locking element including a complimentary arcuate cradle configuration to the first bone screw hole and a first pivot pin extending therefrom, the first pivot pin defining a first pivot axis that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the plate; and first and second bone screws corresponding to the first and second bone screw holes, the first bone screw capable of securely connecting to the first locking element, the first bone screw hole having opposing arcuate recesses configured to permit rotational articulation of the first locking element about the first pivot axis in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plate with the first bone screw coupled to the first locking element in a fully locked position.