Patent ID: 9107661
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A fastener for attachment to bone comprising: a first arm having a proximal end and a distal end, a second arm having a proximal end and a distal end, and a bridge connecting the first arm and second arm, wherein each of the first and second arms include a trunk portion extending over at least a portion of the length thereof, each trunk having a cavity therein and an aperture through a wall of each trunk to the cavity; a claw disposed in each cavity of each trunk wherein each of the claws is moveable from a first retracted position for delivery of the fastener to a second deployed position having a portion of the claw extending through the aperture in active engagement with bone when implanted therein; and, a pull member releasably engaging each of the claws to move the claw from the first to the second position.