Patent ID: 8808329

Claim:
A fixation system for securing a portion of a body of a patient, the body portion including an anchor-receiving hole extending between a first surface and a second surface of the body portion, the anchor-receiving hole including a first entrance in the first surface of the body portion and a second entrance in the second surface of the body portion, the system comprising: a plate having a bone contacting surface, a second surface opposite the bone contacting surface, and an opening extending between the bone contacting surface and the second surface of the plate, the opening having a central longitudinal axis and a maximum dimension transverse the central longitudinal axis of the opening, the plate being configured to be attached to the body portion with at least one fastener, the bone contacting surface, when the plate is attached to the body portion, being configured to contact the first surface of the body portion such that the opening is aligned with the first entrance of the anchor-receiving hole in the body portion; an anchor having a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween, the anchor having a width transverse to the length, the anchor having a depth transverse to the width and the length, the length of the anchor being greater than the width of the anchor and greater than the maximum dimension of the opening of the plate, the width and the depth of the anchor being less than the maximum dimension of the opening of the plate thereby permitting the anchor to pass through the opening of the plate and into the anchor-receiving hole in the body portion, the anchor having at least one passage extending therethrough, the at least one passage having a central longitudinal axis transverse to the length of the anchor; a securing member having a maximum dimension greater than the maximum dimension of the opening of the plate, the securing member having at least two apertures extending therethrough, the apertures each having a central longitudinal axis transverse to the maximum dimension of the securing member, the securing member being configured to be positioned adjacent to and extend across the opening of the plate; and an elongate member configured to be positioned through the anchor-receiving hole of the body portion, the at least one passage of the anchor, and the at least two apertures of the securing member to connect the anchor and the securing member.