Patent ID: 8282651

Claim:
A bone fastener system comprising: at least a first fastener member and a second fastener member, each of the at least first and second fastener members having a distal tip, being threaded, and comprising a cannulation a screwdriver member having a first distal end, a second proximal end, and an intermediate portion located between the distal and proximal ends; the distal end of the screwdriver member comprising a cutting blade configured to drill a hole in bone; the intermediate portion of the screwdriver member having a first length that is received by the cannulation of the at least first and second fastener members such that the distal end of the screwdriver extends past the respective distal tips of said fastener members; wherein the intermediate member has an outer surface that is complementary with the cannulations of the at least first and second fastener members such that the intermediate member is rotationally fixed to at least the first and second fastener members while being simultaneously slidably translatable with respect to the at least first and second fastener members such that the first fastener member is driven into the bone as the cutting blade drills the hole in the bone.