Endoscopic bone plate positioning device

Details Endoscopic bone plate positioning device Endoscopic bone plate positioning device

1998-04-23

1999-09-07

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

600104, 606 96, A61B 1756

Patent

active

059479701

ABSTRACT:
A device for implanting a bone plate is disclosed. The device includes an endoscope attachment element having a body member sized to receive at least a portion of an endoscope and a bone plate holder having one end sized to receive at least a portion of a bone plate. The bone plate holder is operatively associated with the body member of the attachment element to move the bone plate holder between a first retracted position and a second implanting position. In preferred embodiments, the attachment element includes a guide track for providing sliding movement of the holder and the track has a plurality of catches for grasping a locking button on the holder to retain the holder in the implanting position. The device preferably includes a locking member having a connecting tube operatively associated with the bone plate to guide and enable fastening operations through an aperture in the body member of the attachment element so that the bone plate can be secured to bone.

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