Paragraph Number

33

As embodied in FIG. 1A, the locking mechanism 110 may include a rotatable structure 112 with an unlocked orientation, in which the bone screws 104 are insertable into and/or withdrawable from the bones 102, and a locked orientation, in which the rotatable structure 112 blocks withdrawal of the bone screws 104 from the bones 102. As used herein, "unlocked orientation" refers to a position, condition, state, or configuration of a first object, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly relative to another object, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly in which the first object, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly either alone or in combination with others parts or components enables, facilitates, opens, and/or permits motion and/or operation of the another object, component, part, apparatus, system, or assembly.

Added by DJM 5 2021