Instrument guide and implant holder

Details Instrument guide and implant holder Instrument guide and implant holder

2006-02-22

2009-02-17

Matthews, William H. (Department: 3774)

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

Reexamination Certificate

active

07491209

ABSTRACT:
An instrument guide and implant holding device is provided which releasably secures an implant to the instrument guide. The device provides a convenient guide for surgeons to perform various operative techniques on the subject bone without the need for separate devices, and allows all these operative techniques to be performed without removing the instrument guide from the dissected area until all operative techniques have been completed. The releasable mechanism allows the surgeon to easily hold the instrument to an implant using a simple press-fit approach, and easily releases from the implant with a minimal amount of force. An embodiment also allows the surgeon to releasably lock the cannula in a given orientation about the centroidal axis of the implant fastener hole.

REFERENCES:
patent: 7094242 (2006-08-01), Ralph et al.

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