Patent ID: 9314283
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A device for implanting a bone fixation system, comprising: an insertion instrument including an arm and a shaft coupled to the arm, the shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the distal end having an engagement portion for removably engaging a proximal end of a bone plate, the arm having an elongated channel extending therethrough along a channel longitudinal axis to permit insertion of a first protection sleeve therethrough wherein the channel longitudinal axis is coaxial with a longitudinal axis of a first opening extending through the bone plate and wherein the channel longitudinal axis is angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the shaft; and a first protection sleeve insertable through the elongated channel and into a distal portion of the insertion instrument, the first protection sleeve guiding insertion of an anti-rotation screw therethrough and through the bone plate, a longitudinal axis of the first protection sleeve being angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongated channel.