Medical instrument
AssigneeAesculap AG
InventorThomas Pleil
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a medical instrument for applying a bone plate fixing device which comprises a first bone contact element with a rod-shaped connecting member protruding therefrom and defining a longitudinal direction and a second bone contact element which is movable on the connecting member towards the first bone contact element, characterized by a feed apparatus comprising a feed element for application to the second bone contact element, a guide element with a proximal and a distal end for guiding movement of the feed element and a feed mechanism for moving the feed element in the distal direction relative to the guide element.
Claims25
A medical instrument for applying a bone plate fixing device, the bone plate fixing device comprising a first bone contact element with a rod-shaped connecting member protruding therefrom and defining a longitudinal direction and a second bone contact element which is movable on the connecting member towards the first bone contact element, the medical instrument comprising:
- a feed apparatus comprising:
- a feed element for application to the second bone contact element,
- a guide element with a proximal and a distal end for guiding movement of the feed element, and
- a feed mechanism for moving the feed element in a distal direction relative to the guide element, and
- a handle element couplable or coupled to the guide element or a drive element of the feed mechanism.
A medical instrument for applying a bone plate fixing device, the bone plate fixing device comprising a first bone contact element with a rod-shaped connecting member protruding therefrom and defining a longitudinal direction and a second bone contact element which is movable on the connecting member towards the first bone contact element, the medical instrument comprising:
- a feed apparatus comprising:
- a feed element for application to the second bone contact element,
- a guide element with a proximal end and a distal end for guiding movement of the feed element, and
- a feed mechanism for moving the feed element in a distal direction relative to the guide element,
- wherein:
- the feed element is disc-shaped and comprises a through opening for the connecting member, and,
- the feed mechanism is configured to convert rotation of one part of the feed apparatus about a longitudinal axis of the instrument into a linear feed movement of the feed element.
A medical instrument for applying a bone plate fixing device, the bone plate fixing device comprising a first bone contact element with a rod-shaped connecting member protruding therefrom and defining a longitudinal direction and a second bone contact element which is movable on the connecting member towards the first bone contact element, the medical instrument comprising:
- a feed apparatus comprising:
- a feed element for application to the second bone contact element,
- a guide element with a proximal and a distal end for guiding movement of the feed element, and
- a feed mechanism for moving the feed element in a distal direction relative to the guide element,
- wherein the guide element comprises two guide element halves which are connected together in an articulated manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.