Patent ID: 7947083

Claim:
A fixing assembly for securing a fixing member to a prosthetic component, the fixing assembly comprising: the prosthetic component having either one of a female location feature or a male location feature; a fixing member having the other of the female location feature and the male location feature, the male and female location features fitting together in use; and a screw that passes through an aperture extending through the fixing member to secure the fixing member to the prosthetic component, the screw oriented in the aperture of the fixing member to secure purchase of the screw to a bone in which the prosthetic component is implanted, wherein threaded disposition of the screw in the fixing member causes securing of the fixing member to the prosthetic component to occur whether or not the screw gains purchase in the bone; wherein the fixing member is configured to connect rotatably to the prosthetic component; and wherein each of the male and female location features have at least one corresponding undercut to form an interference fit in use.