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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
K2m, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Alexander Horia Artaki, Bremerton, WA (US);
Joseph Michael Meyer, Bethel, OH (US);
Pauline Patricia Hutton, Gainesville, VA (US);
Joshua David Rubin, Reston, VA (US);
Chambliss Harrod, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Stephen Tolhurst, Flower Mound, TX (US);
K2M, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes a plate holder and an awl. The plate holder has a first end and a second end with an engagement feature at the second end that is engageable with a bone plate. The awl is releasably engaged to the plate holder and includes a locking mechanism adjustable from a first setting to a second setting and a tip. When the locking mechanism is in the first setting, the awl is fixed relative to the plate holder and the tip is disposed within the plate holder. When the locking mechanism is in the second setting, the awl is axially translatable relative to the plate holder such that the tip of the awl extends out of the second end of the plate holder.