Patent ID: 8940030
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical fixation system for fixing a first bony segment relative to a second bony segment, comprising: a bone plate sized to span at least two adjacent bone segments, said bone plate including a first aperture configured to receive an anchor element, said first aperture positioned relative to said first bony segment, and a second aperture configured to receive an anchor element, said second aperture positioned relative to said second bony segment; a plurality of anchor elements configured to anchor said bone plate to said first and second bony segments, each of said anchor elements dimensioned to be received through one of said first and second apertures; and a plurality of anti-backout elements disposed adjacent to each of said first and second apertures, said anti-backout elements configured to allow passage of at least a portion of said anchor element therethough in one direction while resisting passage of at least a portion of said anchor element therethrough in an opposite direction; wherein said plurality of anti-backout elements comprise a locking slide and a biasing member, wherein said biasing member is physically distinct from said locking slide and elastically deformable from a first position urging at least a portion of said locking slide in a first direction into said aperture to a second position wherein said locking slide urges said biasing member in a direction opposite said first direction.