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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Robert Graham, Miami, FL (US);
Cesare Cavallazzi, Miramar, FL (US);
Marcus Bourda, Miami, FL (US);
G. Mark Lindsay, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Edward Mebarak, Miami, FL (US);
Roy Sanders, Tampa, FL (US);
Robert Graham, Miami, FL (US);
Cesare Cavallazzi, Miramar, FL (US);
Marcus Bourda, Miami, FL (US);
G. Mark Lindsay, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Edward Mebarak, Miami, FL (US);
Roy Sanders, Tampa, FL (US);
Biomet C.V., Gibraltar, GI;
Abstract
A plate holder is provided to facilitate percutaneous introduction of a bone plate, positioning of the plate on a bone surface, and stabilizing the plate while a fastener is inserted through the plate into the bone. The plate holder includes a proximal handle, a distal mount, and an arm extending between the handle and the mount. The mount includes a first portion which seats within a slot on the shaft of a plate, and a second portion at which the shaft is coupled and which includes a tapered proximal side. A set screw hole is provided through the first and second portions, and a set screw is provided therein. When the first portion is seated in a compression slot of a plate and the set screw is driven to seat, the set screw locks the mount to the plate.