Patent ID: 9636156
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of securing body tissue relative to an implant comprising: positioning an implant having an aperture having a first diameter adjacent to a bone member; inserting a fastener having a head portion and an anchor portion into the aperture such that the anchor portion is inserted into the bone member and the head portion is retained in the aperture, wherein the head portion comprises one or more gapped regions that are cut through an upper surface of the head portion, wherein the head portion has a first diameter, the first diameter of the head portion is equal to or smaller than the first diameter of the aperture such that the head portion does not deflect when being inserted into the aperture; and an insert positioned within an opening in the head portion of the fastener, wherein the insert includes one or more tabs, each of which at least partially occupies the one or more gapped regions such that the one or more tabs are at least partially positioned in the one or more gapped regions in the locked position, wherein the insert has a first diameter, the first diameter of the insert being equal to or larger than the first diameter of the aperture such that at least one of the tabs will deflect inwardly when inserted into the aperture.