Patent ID: 8579906

Claim:
An apparatus for use in surgery, comprising: a frame and a plate; the frame and the plate being slidable with respect to one another along a longitudinal axis; wherein one of the frame and the plate has a first aperture that extends along an aperture axis, the aperture axis being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and wherein the plate comprises a compressible portion having a first Shore hardness that extends along the longitudinal axis; and a locking member at least partially disposed within the first aperture, the locking member comprising a hard portion, the hard portion having a second Shore hardness that is greater than the first Shore hardness, the locking member being slidable along the aperture axis from a first position within the first aperture, whereat the locking member does not engage the compressible portion, to a second position within the first aperture, whereat the locking member at least partially compresses the compressible portion.