Patent ID: 7789899

Claim:
A medical device for supporting a bony structure comprising: a base including an anchor extending along a long axis, the anchor being configured to penetrate the bony structure along the long axis, one or more anchor assemblies, a support configured for receiving said one or more anchor assemblies, the support including a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the support includes one or more apertures extending through and opening at the top and bottom portions and a receiver between the top and bottom portions, and an interconnection means for coupling the base to the support, the interconnection means allowing the support to be positionable in a first position that is substantially parallel to the long axis of the anchor and secondarily positionable substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the anchor, the base and the one or more anchor assemblies configured for attachment to the structure in a patient, wherein the one or more anchor assemblies extend into the receiver from the bottom portion of the support when the support is positioned substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the anchor, the one or more anchor assemblies being deformable through the one or more apertures from the top portion of the support to engage and lock the one or more anchor assemblies to the receiver.