Patent ID: 7766916
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An assembly, comprising: a plate holder having (i) a body, and (ii) a coupling component rotatably supported by said body; and a bone plate defining (i) a plurality of fastener openings, and (ii) a recess, wherein said coupling component has a set of external threads, wherein said bone plate has a set of internal threads located within said recess, and wherein said set of internal threads are configured to mate with said set of external threads, a guide component attached to said plate holder, wherein: said guide component has a plurality of guide holes defined therein, and said plurality of guide holes are respectively aligned with said plurality of fastener openings, a driver tool having a tip portion, wherein said tip portion includes a first drive structure, and wherein said coupling component has a second drive structure configured to mate with said first drive structure when said tip portion is positioned within said passageway, wherein: said driver tool further includes a shaft portion connected to said tip portion, and said shaft portion extends through one of said plurality of guide holes when said first drive structure is mated with said second drive structure, wherein: said coupling component defines a passageway therethrough, said one of said plurality of guide holes includes peripheral slots, and when said tip portion advances through said one of said plurality of guide holes toward said passageway, said first drive structure advances through said peripheral slots.