Plate holder for manipulating bone plate

US8911443B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Biomet C.V. · GI

Inventors

• Robert Graham · Miami, US
• Cesare Cavallazzi · Miramar, US
• Marcus Bourda · Miami, US
• G. Mark Lindsay · Fort Wayne, US
• Edward Mebarak · Miami Beach, US
• Roy W. Sanders · Tampa, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 16, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 28, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B17/8863
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A plate holder is provided to facilitate percutaneous introduction of a bone plate, positioning of the plate on a bone surface, and stabilizing the plate while a fastener is inserted through the plate into the bone. The plate holder includes a proximal handle, a distal mount, and an arm extending between the handle and the mount. The mount includes a first portion which seats within a slot on the shaft of a plate, and a second portion at which the shaft is coupled and which includes a tapered proximal side. A set screw hole is provided through the first and second portions, and a set screw is provided therein. When the first portion is seated in a compression slot of a plate and the set screw is driven to seat, the set screw locks the mount to the plate.