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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2012
Christian Knoepfle, Donaueschingen, DE;
Karl Greiner, Muehlheim, DE;
Manfred Schmuck, Muehlheim, DE;
Uwe Koerner, Muehlheim, DE;
Markus Kuhn, Freiburg, DE;
Christian Knoepfle, Donaueschingen, DE;
Karl Greiner, Muehlheim, DE;
Manfred Schmuck, Muehlheim, DE;
Uwe Koerner, Muehlheim, DE;
Markus Kuhn, Freiburg, DE;
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a surgical retaining instrument for bone plates. The retaining instrument comprises a carrying element and two plate retaining jaws arranged on the carrying element. The mutual distance of the plate retaining jaws can be changed in order to pick up or release a bone plate. Furthermore, an actuating device is provided, which has two arms, which can be moved relative to each other and which are designed to change the mutual distance of the plate retaining jaws. The carrying element is rotatably mounted relative to the arms.