Patent ID: 7662174

Claim:
A bone fastener locking system for a bone plate comprising: a bone plate having at least two apertures each adapted for accepting a bone fastener, a substantially V-shaped channel extending between each of said at least two apertures, a rotatable cam positioned about an apex of said V-shaped channel, said cam being constructed and arranged to engage a free floating wedge shoe constrained by the inner surfaces in each leg of each of said V-shaped channel, said rotatable cam having a cam surface in contact with both of said wedge shoes, said cam rotatable to cause traversal of both of said wedge shoes along a respective leg of said V-shaped channel, said wedge shoes traversable between a disengaged position and an engaged position, whereby said disengaged position allows a bone fastener to be inserted into or removed from either of said respective at least two apertures and whereby said engaged position prevents substantial movement of a bone fastener placed in either of said respective at least two apertures.