Patent ID: 7670360

Claim:
A bone fixation assembly comprising: a plate having a length, a width, first and second sides, and first and second opposing edges across the width; the plate having a slot extending along a portion of the length and at least one aperture adjacent to the slot; at least one bolt comprising: a bolt collar having first and second opposite planar surfaces; a lower portion extending from the first planar surface of the bolt collar and having an outer threaded surface; and a head portion extending from the second planar surface of the bolt collar and having an outer threaded surface; wherein the head portion is extendible through one of the slot and aperture so that the second planar surface of the bolt collar is in contact with the first side of the plate; and at least one nut comprising: a first end and an opposite second end; a nut collar having first and second opposite surfaces; a lower extended portion extending from the first surface of the nut collar to the first end of the nut; an upper portion extending from the second surface of the nut collar to the second end of the nut; and an inner threaded surface extending through the upper portion, nut collar, and lower extended portion of the nut from the first end to the second end of the nut; wherein the nut comprises an integral structure made of a single material; wherein the inner threaded surface of the nut is threadingly engageable with the outer threaded surface of the head portion of the bolt so that the first surface of the nut collar is in contact with the second side of the plate.