Patent ID: 7857839
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A fixation system comprising: a plate comprising at least one fixation hole; at least one resilient clip disposed within the fixation hole, wherein the clip is separate and distinct from and operatively associated with the plate; and at least one fastener comprising a head and a threaded shaft, the head comprising an upper portion, a lower portion and a perimetral groove disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion, the perimetral groove having an upper surface, a lower surface and a side surface wherein the upper surface tapers inward from the upper portion toward the side surface of the perimetral groove and the lower surface tapers inward from the lower portion toward the side surface of the perimetral groove; wherein the clip is receivable within at least a portion of the perimetral groove and permits the fastener to angulate relative to the clip when the at least one fastener is received within the fixation hole.