Patent ID: 8709014
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device, the medical device comprising: a bone implant having at least one hole therein defining an inner wall; an insert element having an outer perimeter surface for engaging the inner wall of the hole in the bone implant, the insert 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; and wherein, the insertion tool further comprises a locking insert forceps mounted on the guide pin and engaging the insert element, the locking insert forceps having an actuating section for triggering insertion of the insert element into the hole formed in the implant.