Patent ID: 8439932

Claim:
An orthopedic fixation system comprising: a bone plate having a first plurality of apertures passing therethrough, each aperture of the first plurality of apertures adapted to receive a bone fastener, the first plurality of apertures formed along the bone plate between a first end and a second end of the bone plate; a targeting arm having a second plurality of apertures passing therethrough and formed along the targeting arm from a first end to a second end of the targeting arm, each of the second plurality of apertures configured and arranged for targeting of the bone fastener to a select one of the first plurality of apertures, an imaginary targeting line extending from a first aperture of the first plurality of apertures at the first end of the bone plate to a first aperture of the second plurality of apertures at the first end of the targeting arm; and a mounting member for mounting the targeting arm relative to the bone plate, the mounting member including: a first end configured to be secured to the first end of the bone plate and a second end secured to the first end of the targeting arm, the first end including a forked element having first and second members positioned on laterally opposing sides of the first aperture of the first plurality of apertures such that the first aperture of the first plurality of apertures is positioned between the first and second members; a housing coupled near the first end of the mounting member and axially movable relative to the forked element to move the first and second members between a first position in which the first and second members are movable relative to the bone plate and a second position in which the first and second members are coupled to the bone plate, at least a portion of the forked element positioned inside the housing; and an actuation member coupled to the forked element and the housing, the actuation member rotatable relative to the forked element and the housing to move the housing relative to the forked element.