Patent ID: 7387633
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for fixating a cranial flap, comprising: coupling an inferior disk with a first end of a connecting rod, the connecting rod being at least partially threaded; threadably coupling a superior disk with the connecting rod, wherein the superior disk comprises a slot formed adjacent an edge of the superior disk, and further comprises a tab formed adjacent the slot, on a face of the superior disk opposite the inferior disk; positioning the connecting rod within a joint between a cranial flap and an adjacent cranial bone such that the inferior disk is on a first side of the cranial flap and adjacent cranial bone, and the superior disk is on a second side of the cranial flap and adjacent cranial bone; and rotating the superior disk relative to the connecting rod such that the inferior and superior disks are brought in contact with the first and second sides, respectively, and apply pressure to the cranial flap and adjacent cranial bone, wherein the superior disk is rotated relative to the inferior disk such that the tab extending toward the inferior disk is aligned with a joint between the cranial flap and the surrounding cranial bone.