Patent ID: 8114159

Claim:
A protective system for facilitating revision surgery comprising: a protective pad having a base portion and a retraction portion, the protective pad including at least one fastener hole structure defining at least one fastener hole; and at least one bone anchor configured to cooperate with the at least one fastener hole structure to affix the protective pad to a bone, wherein (i) the base portion defines a first internal surface, and (ii) the retraction portion defines a second internal surface, wherein the protective pad is configured to be moved from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein, when the protective pad is in the first configuration, the retraction portion is located in relation to the base portion at a first relative position in which the retraction portion overlays the base portion to define at least part of a fluid pocket between the first internal surface and the second internal surface, wherein, when the protective pad is in the second configuration, the retraction portion is located in relation to the base portion at a second relative position in which the retraction portion is retracted away from the base portion so as to expose the first internal surface, wherein the fluid pocket is sealed such that fluid is not allowed to flow into or out of the fluid pocket.