Patent ID: 9050152
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus assembly for use in association with bones of a patient, the apparatus assembly comprising: a body constructed of a polymeric material including a thick end portion, a thin end portion defining a thin end axis that extends between first and second opposite ends, a first side portion having a first side surface, a second side portion having a second side surface, an upper surface and a lower surface, the thick end portion having a first thickness and the thin end portion having a second thickness, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness, the body further including a central opening extending generally vertically through the upper surface and the lower surface, the central opening having an internal surface including an internal leading surface, a first internal side surface and a second internal side surface, a maximum central opening width defined between the first and second internal side surfaces and substantially parallel to the thin end axis, the first internal side surface being spaced from the first side surface at a first spacing and the second internal side surface being spaced from the second side surface at a second spacing, the first spacing being substantially constant in the first side portion and the second spacing being substantially constant in the second side portion, the maximum central opening width being greater than a sum of the first spacing and the second spacing, the internal leading surface defining an internal leading height that is substantially constant between a first internal end and a second internal end of the internal leading surface; and a mounting strip configured to abut the thick end portion, the mounting strip constructed of a metallic material, the mounting strip including a first screw hole and a second screw hole.