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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Weston Whitaker, Glenmoore, PA (US);
Joseph Capozzoli, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Raymond Schmitt, Havertown, PA (US);
Peter Fatone, Exton, PA (US);
Michael Brace, Lansdale, PA (US);
Eric Lui, Royersford, PA (US);
Benjamin Barrall, Lititz, PA (US);
Kenny Koay, West Chester, PA (US);
Steven Opsitnick, Newark, DE (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A screw guide includes a first end, a second end spaced from the first end, a guide body that extends from the first end to the second end, and a guide hole that extends through the guide body. The guide body includes a first guide surface and a second guide surface, the first guide surface defines a first opening of the guide hole, and the second guide surface is spaced from the first guide surface in a first guide direction. The second guide surface defines a second opening of the guide hole, the guide body includes a leg portion that extends from the second guide surface in the first guide direction such that the leg portion is spaced from the second opening in a second guide direction that is perpendicular to the first guide direction.