Patent ID: 9113961
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A bone anchor comprising: a first fastening system for fastening a support member to the anchor, and a second fastening system for fastening the anchor to a bone; wherein the second fastening system comprises: first and second clamping jaws defining between them a slot for receiving a bony part of the bone, the second jaw being pivotable relative to the first jaw so as to clamp the bony part between the first and second jaws, and a locking mechanism for maintaining the second jaw in a fixed clamping position with respect to the first jaw, wherein the anchor has a main body, the second jaw being pivotally mounted on the main body or the first jaw, and wherein the locking mechanism comprises a locking member which cooperates with the second jaw in such a manner that the movement of the locking member in a first direction induces the second jaw to pivot closer to the first jaw.