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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2002
Applicants:
William B. Null, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Brian A. Burd, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
William B. Null, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Brian A. Burd, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
SDGI Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical instrument guide assembly is positionable on a bone plate. The instrument guide assembly includes at least one guide member alignable with a corresponding fastener opening in the bone plate when the guide assembly is positioned on the bone plate. The at least one guide member can guide various surgical instruments through the fastener hole in the plate.