Plate holder assembly having bone plate seating confirmation arrangement

US7837689B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DePuy Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Matthew V. Leyden · Windom, US
• Jeffrey B. Waffensmith · Robbinsdale, US
• Timothy A. Bachman · Fort Collins, US
• Matthew S. Wallace · Huntertown, US
• Marc E. Ruhling · Goshen, US
• Anthony J. Metzinger · Winona Lake, US
• Charles D. Christie · Warsaw, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 27, 2007
• Grant date: Nov 23, 2010
• Expiry date: May 5, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/067
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An assembly includes a plate holder having a body. The assembly further includes a stop structure movable in relation to the body between a first location and a second location. In addition, the assembly includes a bone plate assembly including (i) a bone plate having a plurality of fastener openings defined therein, the bone plate being attached to the body, and (ii) a fastener guide. One of the bone plate and the fastener guide includes a channel, and the other of the bone plate and the fastener guide includes a projection configured to be received in the channel.