Patent ID: 8025683

Claim:
A method of engaging a surgical tool having spaced apart jaws with inward facing tubular protrusions with a stabilization member connectable bone interfacing implant, said method comprising: providing said implant with a body configured for interfacing with a bone structure and a head connected with said body, said head having spaced apart posts juxtaposed by a stabilization member receiving area, each said post having an outward side face, said outward side face having an upper generally vertical surface intersecting with a generally inward directed under surface intersecting with a lower generally vertical surface, said outward side face of each said post having at least one generally cylindrical indention intersecting said upper and lower generally vertical surfaces and said inward directed under surface, each said generally cylindrical indention having a circular profile that penetrates each said upper and lower generally vertical surfaces and terminates in a blind end, said circular profile projecting onto and extending along each said upper and lower generally vertical surfaces, said lower generally vertical surfaces of said posts being spaced apart a distance D 1 and said upper generally vertical surfaces being spaced apart a distance D 2 greater than said distance D 1 ; separating said tubular protrusions apart to define a separation distance therebetween closely approximating said distance D 1 ; positioning said tubular protrusions adjacent said generally lower vertical surfaces defined by said posts of said implant head; displacing said tubular protrusions in an upward direction along said generally lower vertical surface toward said generally cylindrical indentions while maintaining said separation distance therebetween; and engaging said tubular protrusions at said separation distance with a downwardly facing circular surface defined by said cylindrical indentions.