Patent ID: 9005258
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical method for fastening an orthopedic device to bone tissue, comprising: orienting and placing an orthopedic device in a desired area of treatment, wherein the orthopedic device has at least one opening with an extension portion and a groove that extends from the extension portion; introducing a fastening assembly into the opening to fasten the orthopedic device to the area of treatment, wherein the fastening assembly comprises a fastener and a locking head, the locking head having at least one extension; and locking the fastening assembly to the orthopedic device by inserting the extension on the locking head into the extension portion of the opening and rotating the locking head so that the extension on the locking head enters into the groove of the orthopedic device, wherein the fastener is capable of being polyaxially moved after the fastener assembly has been locked to the orthopedic device, wherein the locking head when introduced into the opening extends from the upper most surface of the orthopedic device to the lower most surface of the orthopedic device.