LOCKING MEMBER FOR A BONE FIXATION DEVICE

摘要

A locking member for a bone fixation device can include a locking body that defines an outer surface, an opposed bone contacting surface, and a slot that extends from the bone contacting surface to the outer surface. The locking member can further include at least one locking tooth that extends into the slot and a biasing member that extends into the slot and defines an abutment surface that faces the at least one locking tooth. The slot can be configured to receive a toothed member along an insertion direction and the biasing member can be configured to bias the toothed member toward the at least one locking tooth such that at least one tooth of the toothed member engages the at least one locking tooth of the locking member so as to prevent the toothed member from translating through the slot along a direction that is opposite the insertion direction.

主权项

1. A locking member for a bone fixation device, the locking member comprising:
a locking body that defines an outer surface, an inner bone contacting surface opposite the outer surface, an internal surface that extends between the inner bone contacting surface and the outer surface; a toothed body that is movably coupled to the locking body, the toothed body having an engagement side that faces the internal surface, and a biasing side that is opposite the engagement side; a biasing member that is supported by the locking body, the biasing member defining a biasing surface that faces the biasing side, wherein the locking body is configured to receive a toothed member such that the biasing surface abuts the biasing side to thereby move the toothed body toward the toothed member so as to i) permit the toothed member to translate through the locking body along a direction that extends from the inner surface to the outer surface, and ii) prevent the toothed member from translating through the locking body along a direction that extends from the outer surface to the inner surface.