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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Jorge L. Orbay, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Javier E. Castaneda, Miami, FL (US);
Juergen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Robert Sixto, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Jorge L. Orbay, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Javier E. Castaneda, Miami, FL (US);
Juergen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Robert Sixto, Jr., Miami, FL (US);
Biomet C.V., Gibraltar, GI;
Abstract
Removable guide tips are pre-assembled into threaded holes of a fracture fixation plate. The guide tips may be used with or without drill guides to guide a drill along the axes of threaded holes defined in the plate. In addition, the tips may be used with bending tools to contour the plate laterally, longitudinally and with twist. More particularly, such plate contouring can be performed while the plate is located on the bone.