Patent ID: 9050142
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An assembly configured to attach to a support rod, the assembly comprising: a three-dimensional body comprising an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and a first wall at least partly disposed between the upper and lower surfaces; a channel having an axis and extending through the three-dimensional body, the channel configured to receive the support rod; a hole defined at least partially by the first wall, the hole extending through the three-dimensional body along a first direction that is transverse to the axis of the channel, the first wall including a resilient element positioned between the channel and the hole, the resilient element partly formed by two slots that extend into the first wall along a second direction toward the axis of the channel; and a bone fixation element configured to be received in the hole, the bone fixation element including a shaft that is configured to be inserted into a bone, the shaft being configured and sized to extend beyond the lower surface when the bone fixation element is received in the hole, wherein placement of the bone fixation element into the hole causes the resilient element to move to thereby clamp the support rod in the channel when the channel has received the support rod.