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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2022
Medartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Thomas Holton, Winona Lake, IN (US);
MEDARTIS AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
A system for deploying a fixation member into an aperture of a bone fastener includes a guide having a body that includes a proximal end and a distal end. The guide includes a guide member coupled to the body near the proximal end. The guide member is configured to guide placement of the fixation member to secure the bone fastener. The system includes an engagement member coupled to the body near the distal end. The engagement member is configured to engage the bone fastener such that the guide member is rotatable, relative to the bone fastener, about an engagement axis to the guide member at any of the plurality of relative orientations about the engagement axis.