Device, kit, and a method for handling a medical implant

A medical kit for handling an implant, the medical kit comprising:

• a medical device comprising a bone implant having at least one hole therein defining an inner wall;
• a plurality of insert elements insertable into the at least one hole of the bone implant having an outer perimeter surface for engaging the inner wall of the hole in the bone implant, the insert elements having an opening therethrough inside the outer perimeter surface;
• a guide pin alignable with the hole;
• an insertion tool having a loading section defining an opening at least partially matching the outer surface of the insert element to be inserted into a hole formed in the bone implant wherein the insertion tool loading section resiliently holds the insert element along at least a part of the outer perimeter of the insert element;
• the insertion tool having a cannulated guiding section adapted to be guided by the guide pin inserted into the hole in the bone implant for guidedly inserting the insert element into the hole in the bone implant by way of sliding the insertion tool holding the insert element along the guide pin with the guide pin received within the insert opening;
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• wherein each insert element comprises a fastening element adapted to be fastened to a correspondingly designed further fastening element formed in the hole of the implant.

A medical device comprising:

• a bone plate having at least one hole therein;
• an insert having an outer perimeter for insertion into the bone plate hole, the insert having a central bore;
• an insertion tool for inserting the insert into the bone plate hole comprising a cannulated body having a loading section including a spring-loaded receptacle for receiving the insert, the receptacle resiliently contacting at least part of the outer perimeter of the insert;
• a guide pin aligned with the axis of the hole in the bone plate, the guide pin received in a cannulated bore of the insertion tool body and extending through the central bore in the insert, the cannulated body including an actuator means engaging the guide pin for moving the insertion tool body relative to the guide pin by sliding the insert along the guide pin;
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• wherein the insertion tool further comprises a locking insert forceps mounted on the guide pin and engaging the insert, the locking insert forceps having an actuating section for triggering insertion of the insert into a hole in the bone plate.