Patent ID: 8128670
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A biocompatible sleeve component of a surgical fastener having a proximal end and a distal end and an outer surface disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, the proximal end having a flange thereon, the flange being adapted to rest on the cortical surface of a bone or to hold down on the cortical surface of a bone a plate, cartilage, a tendon or other implant, a bore adapted to receive a screw or a pin and extending through the flange toward the distal end and terminating at or before the distal end, at least two longitudinal slits extending from the bore through the outer surface, said slits defining, in the sleeve, blade sections extending from one slit to another, the outer surface having threads disposed thereon or one or more wings longitudinally disposed thereon, wherein the blade sections are caused to move laterally in a direction away from the bore when a screw or a pin is inserted into the bore.