Bone plate positioning scaffold
US8728082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/1728
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device to maintaining temporary engagement with a bone plate and a bone, the device comprising: (a) a first biased appendage positioned opposite a second biased appendage, the first and second biased appendages including an arcuate vertical profile that partially defines an interior region; (b) a platform concurrently coupled to the first and second biased appendages, the platform also partially defining the interior region, the platform including a through hole open to the interior region; and, (c) a first tab extending from at least one of the first biased appendage, the second biased appendage, and the platform, the first tab extending into the interior region to engage a bone plate.
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