Patent ID: 8821553
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant plate comprising: a plate member having a plurality of apertures, each of said plurality of apertures being capable of receiving a screw having at least one surface; a plurality of resilient members having a locking portion in operative relationship with said plurality of apertures, respectively; and each of said plurality of resilient members retaining or maintaining said screw in a locked position; each of said plurality of resilient members being resilient and having a detent associated with at least one of said plurality of apertures; at least a portion of said screw engaging at least one of said plurality of resilient members and urging it open in response to axial movement of said screw; said at least one of said plurality of resilient members being resilient to cause said detent to move in a first direction away from an axis of said screw in response to engagement by said at least a portion of said screw and said axial movement of said screw and further enabling said detent to move in a second direction generally opposite said first direction so that a first portion of said detent becomes generally opposed to a first surface of a screw head and a second portion of said detent becomes generally opposed to a second surface of said screw head, wherein said first portion of said detent and said second portion of said detent are generally perpendicular or generally L-shaped.