System and method for securing a plate to the spinal column
AssigneeSDGI Holdings, Inc.
InventorsKevin T. Foley, Dusty Anna Needham, Brian A. Burd
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Abstract
A drill guide and methods of using a drill guide with a plate having at least one slotted hole extending therethrough. The drill guide positions a bone engaging fastener away from the ends of the slot, allowing compression or distraction of the bony segment to which the plate is attached.
Claims15
A drill guide for drilling a hole through a bone plate having at least one slot formed therethrough for receiving a bone engaging fastener, the slot having a length and a width transverse to and less than the length, the slot having sides along the length extending between opposite first and second ends of the slot, the drill guide comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- at least one guide member extending from said handle, said at least one guide member having a passage extending between a distal end and a proximal end of said guide member, wherein said at least one guide member includes an offset portion adjacent said distal end positionable against the first end of the slot, wherein said offset portion is configured to space the first end of the slot from an adjacent edge of said passage by a first distance that is greater than a second distance as measured from a side of said slot to an adjacent edge of said passage.
A drill guide for drilling a hole through a bone plate having at least one slot formed therethrough for receiving a bone engaging fastener, the drill guide comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- at least one guide member extending from said handle, said at least one guide member having a passage extending between a distal end and a proximal end of said guide member, wherein said at least one guide member includes an offset portion adjacent said distal end, wherein said offset portion is configured such that a contact surface of said offset portion is spaced from an adjacent edge of said passage a first distance in a longitudinal direction that is greater than a second distance in a lateral direction from an outer surface of said at least one guide member at said distal end to an adjacent edge of said passage.
A drill guide for drilling a hole through a bone plate having at least one slot formed therethrough for receiving a bone engaging fastener, the bone plate including a fastener retainer member for retaining the bone engaging fastener in the at least one slot, the drill guide comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- at least one guide member extending from said handle, said at least one guide member having a passage extending between a distal end and a proximal end of said guide member, wherein said at least one guide member includes a notched sidewall adjacent said distal end to accommodate the fastener retaining member of the bone plate;
- said at least one guide member includes first and second guide members extending from said handle;
- each of said first and second guide members includes said notched sidewall;
- and
- said notched sidewalls of said first and second guide members face each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.