Patent ID: 8080014
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A tool for delivering a bone attachment member, comprising: a first clamp member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a clamping surface and a releasable prosthesis attachment assembly; a second clamp member comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a clamping surface; and a movable drill guide having a drill guide lumen defining a drilling axis and configured to align a drill in a substantially transverse direction with respect to the clamping surface of the first clamp member, the drill guide being linearly movable in and along a first direction that is both perpendicular to the drilling axis and parallel to the clamping surface of the first clamp member without disengagement from the bone attachment member such that the drill guide may be moved from a first location where a drilled hole is drilled through the drill guide lumen to a second location spaced from the drilled hole in a manner wherein access to the drilled hole is provided when the drill guide is at the second location; wherein the first clamp member and second clamp member are attached in a movable relationship having an open position and a closed position, wherein the clamping surfaces of the first clamp member and the second clamp member have a generally opposing orientation in at least the closed position, wherein the clamping surfaces of the first clamp member and the second clamp member are each structured to engage a portion of a bone between the clamping surfaces in the closed position, and wherein the releasable prosthesis attachment assembly includes an actuatable member structured to releasably engage a structure on the bone attachment member to securely attach the bone attachment member to the first clamp member in both the open position and the closed position independent of any clamping forces between the first clamp member and the second clamp member.