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US 7,578,825 B2Granted
Placement of fasteners into bone
AssigneeAcumed LLC
InventorRandall J. Huebner
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Abstract
System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for retrograde placement of fasteners into bone.
Claims20
A method of coupling a fastener to a bone plate defining a plurality of openings, comprising:
- attaching the bone plate to a bone;
- forming a guide path by placing a wire through the bone from an opening of the attached bone plate;
- placing the fastener along the guide path in an opposing direction relative to the step of forming a guide path;
- and
- locking a leading region of the fastener to the attached bone plate at the opening,
- wherein the fastener has a stop structure formed proximal to the leading region, and wherein the step of locking a leading region of the fastener includes a step of advancing the leading region into the opening of the bone plate until the stop structure engages the bone plate and restricts further advancement of the fastener.
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A method of directing a fastener to a bone plate defining a plurality of openings, comprising:
- attaching the bone plate to a bone;
- forming a guide path by placing a wire through the bone from an opening of the attached bone plate;
- forming a hole in the bone along the wire in an opposing direction relative to the step of forming a guide path;
- placing the fastener into the hole in the opposing direction;
- and
- coupling a leading region of the fastener to the attached bone plate by engagement of the fastener with the bone plate at the opening,
- wherein the fastener has a stop structure formed proximal to the leading region, and wherein the step of coupling a leading region of the fastener includes a step of advancing the leading region into the opening of the bone plate until the stop structure engages the bone plate and restricts further advancement of the fastener.
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A method of coupling a fastener to a bone plate defining a plurality of openings, comprising:
- attaching the bone plate to a radius bone adjacent a volar surface region of the radius bone;
- placing a wire through the radius bone from an opening of the attached bone plate, to define an axis;
- placing the fastener along the axis in an opposing direction relative to the step of placing a wire;
- and
- locking a leading region of the fastener to the attached bone plate at the opening,
- wherein the fastener has a stop structure formed proximal to the leading region, and wherein the step of locking a leading region of the fastener includes a step of advancing the leading region into the opening of the bone plate until the stop structure engages the bone plate and restricts further advancement of the fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.