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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Depuy Synthes Products, Llc, Raynham, MA (US);
George Doudoukjian, West Chester, PA (US);
Michael McGurk, West Chester, PA (US);
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system for bending an implant includes a drill guide extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end, the drill guide including a distal portion having a first threading extending therealong to engage a threading along an interior of a bone fixation element receiving hole of an implant and a proximal portion having a second threading extending therealong and a bending pin extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end including a recess extending proximally therefrom, the recess sized and shaped to receive the proximal portion of the drill guide and including a corresponding threading therealong for engaging the second threading.