Patent ID: 9707013
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A bone fastener comprising: a first member including an inner surface defining an implant cavity and a wall defining a groove; a first element disposed within the groove; a second member being configured to penetrate tissue and engageable with the first element to dispose the first element in a capture orientation within the groove to connect the members; and a second element engageable with the first element to urge the first element to the capture orientation, the second element comprising a first cam and a second cam spaced apart from the first cam, the cams being rotatable relative to the first member into engagement with the first element, wherein the groove includes a first circumferential channel and a second circumferential channel, the first element being disposed in the first circumferential channel in the capture orientation and in the second circumferential channel in an expanded orientation.