Patent ID: 8070785

Claim:
A bone implant system to connect bone, cartilage, or combinations thereof to a support system comprising a set of head-pieces and a screw, nail or post, said screw, nail or post having a head and lower portion, said head portion of said screw, nail or post including a head connector, said set of head-pieces including a plurality of different head-pieces, each of said head-pieces in said set of head-pieces including an upper portion and a head-piece connector, said head-piece connector for each of said head-pieces having a similar configuration and designed to be secured to said head connector on said head portion of said screw, nail or post, at least one of said head-pieces at least partially connected below said upper portion of said head-piece, a plurality of said head-pieces in said set of head-pieces having a differently configured upper portion designed to connect to differing components of said support system, said head connector includes a female internal chamber, each of said head-piece connectors of said head-pieces includes male extension member, said female internal chamber designed to at least partially telescopically be received in said male extension member of said head-pieces and thereby connecting said head-pieces to said head portion.