Patent ID: 6673074
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a member connectable with a bone portion, said member having an opening; a fastener which connects said member to the bone portion having a longitudinal axis, said fastener having a first end portion engageable with the bone portion, a second end portion extending though said opening in said member, and an intermediate portion directly engageable with said member between said first and second end portions; a connecting ring which connects said member to said fastener, said connecting ring extending into said opening in said member, said connecting ring having a passage with a longitudinal axis through which said second end portion of said fastener extends, said fastener being positionable in any one of a plurality of angular positions relative to said connecting ring so that said longitudinal axis of said fastener extends at any one of a plurality of angles to said longitudinal axis of said passage in said connecting ring; and a clamping member engaging said second end portion of said fastener and said connecting ring to connect said connecting ring to said member and connect said fastener to said connecting ring in any one of said plurality of angular positions relative to said connecting ring.