Patent ID: 8790380

Claim:
An attachment member for an orthopaedic device for realigning bone segments, the attachment member comprising: a connector member; a clamp to attach to a rib bone, a lamina, or a transverse process of a vertebra, the clamp including an upper arm, a lower arm, and a hinge; a screw inserted into a first opening in the clamp, the screw including a screw head and a first longitudinal axis that extends along a length of the screw; and a second opening that completely extends through at least one of the screw head and the connector member along a second longitudinal axis that extends in a direction generally perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis, wherein the second opening is disposed on a same side of the first opening as the screw head, and the second opening is configured to receive one of a spacer member and a rod extending in the direction generally perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis, wherein the connector member is integral with and thereby rotationally fixed relative to the screw head, wherein the screw is configured to, upon tightening, advance through the first opening in the clamp, to fix into the rib bone, the lamina, or the transverse process to prevent rotational movement or sliding of the clamp along the rib bone, the lamina, or the transverse process, and wherein the clamp includes a prominence, the prominence being positioned adjacent to the hinge such that as the screw is tightened to advance through the first opening in the clamp to fix into the rib bone, the lamina, or the transverse process, the screw head pushes against the prominence to force the upper and lower arms to pivot to a clamped position.