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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Biomet Microfixation, Llc, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jason F. Detweiler, Warsaw, IN (US);
Scott Steffensmeier, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Microfixation, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2013.01); A61B 17/1728 (2013.01); A61B 17/1789 (2016.11); A61B 17/8076 (2013.01); A61B 17/808 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/90 (2021.08);
Abstract
Implant positioning devices and fastener guides for implant positioning devices are disclosed for assisting in positioning orthopaedic fixation devices (such as bone plates, etc.). A fastener guide may include a body with slits in a first end of the body that form a guide arm proximal to the first end of the body. The guide arm is configured to releasable hold a fastener in the fastener guide. The fastener guide may also be coupled to a bone plate to facilitate ease of alignment and insertion of the fastener into a fastener apertures of the bone plate.