Patent ID: 9107710
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A bone fixation assembly comprising: a bone fixation plate having an outer surface, a bone contact surface, and at least one bore sidewall defining at least one bore extending between said outer surface and said bone contact surface, said outer surface being located outwardly of said bone contact surface; at least one slot sidewall defining at least one slot formed in said bone fixation plate, said at least one slot being adjacent to said at least one bore sidewall and between said outer surface and said bone contact surface, said at least one slot having at least one slot passage adjacent to a corresponding bore and a slot opening adjacent to said slot passage; at least one stop formed by said at least one slot sidewall, said at least one stop positioned opposite of said slot passage from the corresponding bore; and at least one retaining member insertable into said at least one slot from said at least one bore, wherein said at least one retaining member is bendable between a normally-open position having a width greater than the width of said at least one slot passage and a closed position having a width less than the width of said slot passage.