Patent ID: 7682361

Claim:
A system for attaching a bone cover or a bone fragment to a skull, the system comprising: an implant including: a support element having an upper side and a lower side; an extension extending substantially at a right angle from the lower side of the support element to an end remote from the support element and substantially straight between the support element and the end; and at least one spike extending substantially parallel to the support element such that the spike can be driven laterally into the bone cover or bone fragment prior to positioning the bone cover or bone fragment adjacent to the skull, wherein the support element comprises two support arms extending in opposite directions from the extension with the first of the two support aims defining a screw hole therein for receiving a fastener to secure the first support arm to the skull after the spike has been driven laterally into the bone cover or bone fragment and after positioning the bone cover or bone fragment adjacent to the skull and the second of the two support arms for cooperating with the bone cover or bone fragment when driving the spike laterally into the bone cover or bone fragment, an implant delivery device including: a body; a receiving element supported by the body and defining a receiving structure at one end thereof for receiving the implant; a driving-in mechanism operative with the receiving element for driving the at least one spike of the implant laterally into the bone cover or bone fragment; and an operating mechanism coupled to the body to actuate the driving-in mechanism.