Patent ID: 8486117
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic bone plate implant system, comprising: a plate member for placement adjacent and along one or more vertebral bones, having an aperture extending along a longitudinal axis; a split sleeve having a central aperture extending therethrough, said split sleeve having a slot extending from an exterior surface of said split sleeve to said aperture; said slot permitting the expansion and contraction of said aperture of said split sleeve, wherein said exterior surface is dimensioned to be received within said aperture of said plate member; a bone fastener having a longitudinal axis for connecting said plate member to a vertebral body, said fastener having a first end portion engageable with said vertebral body and a second end portion capable of extending through said aperture in said split sleeve; and a screw having an opening extending therethrough, said opening sized so as to be able to receive said second end portion of said fastener therethrough while said screw advances relative to said bone fastener along said longitudinal axis of said bone fastener, said screw further including a top portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion capable of expanding and contracting about a central axis of said screw.