Patent ID: 7862568

Claim:
A fixing device for a medical instrument, comprising: an operative section including an insertable portion configured for insertion into a bone, wherein the operative section is provided with a thread, the insertable portion of the operative section having a longitudinal axis and including at least one guide for at least one securing element, said guide being at least one of a bore or recess formed in said operative section, wherein said guide opens axially toward an outer axial end of the operative section to allow axial insertion of the securing element into the guide, and a longitudinal centerline of said guide is offset from a longitudinal centerline of said insertable portion of the operative section, wherein when the securing element is inserted longitudinally into and moved axially along the guide, a longitudinally extending portion of the securing element cooperatively engages the bone and the operative section to preclude rotation of the operative section relative to the bone; and a positioning element coupled to the operative section, said positioning element being trackable in a surgical navigation system.