Patent attributes
A bony screw with a movable bracket arm includes a head and a shank extending therefrom. The shank has an upper portion, a threaded lower portion adjacent to the upper portion, thereby defining a junction, and a self-tapping tip. An annular flange is disposed at the junction between the upper portion and the threaded lower portion of the shank, and is contiguous with respect to each of the upper and threaded lower portions, and has a peripheral surface with a diameter greater than a diameter of the head and greater than a diameter of the upper portion, thus defining a stop between the upper and threaded lower portions. A first end of a bracket arm is pivotally secured to the upper portion of the shank, and an opposed second end of the bracket arm defines a loop.