Patent ID: 8951291
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An osteosynthesis assembly comprising: a plate having a plurality of plate openings formed therein, each of said plurality of openings having a peripheral shoulder portion of the plate extended thereinto: a plurality of one piece inserts fixedly and non-rotationally received in said plurality of openings, each of said plurality of inserts having an inner wall defining a hole, each of said plurality of inserts being formed of a biocompatible material, each of said inserts fixedly and non-rotatably engaging said shoulder of said plate opening; and a plurality of tapping screws, each screw having a shank and a generally conical, threaded head, threadably secured respectively in the hole of said plurality of inserts, said inner wall of said hole being in self-tapped threaded engagement by a tapping screw, wherein said inner wall is jammed against said conical threading of each corresponding tapping screw by deformation of the biocompatible material against said conical threading of each screw; wherein the holes of the inserts have a large opening on an outside side of the plate and a small opening on an inside side of the plate and wherein the holes of the inserts are defined by smooth walls.