Patent ID: 6302883
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A bone plate apparatus comprising:a plate including a superior surface, an inferior surface adapted to face the bone to be repaired, a slot extending between the superior and inferior surfaces, and an interrupted surface formed on the inferior surface adjacent the slot,a fastener including a shaft formed for extension into the bone, a collar coupled to the shaft, and a head coupled to the collar for movement in the slot, the head including a cavity, the collar including an interrupted surface, the interrupted surface of the collar being formed to mate with the interrupted surface of the inferior surface,a nut formed to cooperate with the head of the fastener to couple the interrupted surfaces of the fastener and inferior surface together and lock the head in a fixed position within the slot, and a screw formed to cooperate with the cavity to block the nut from disengagement from the head.