Patent ID: 7837689
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An assembly, comprising: a plate holder having a body; a stop structure movable in relation to said body between a first location and a second location; and an actuator movable between a first position and a second position, wherein movement of said actuator from said first position to said second position causes movement of said stop structure from said first location to said second location, further comprising a support member that includes (i) a first visual indicator, and (ii) a second visual indicator that is spaced apart from said first visual indicator, wherein said actuator further includes a knob positioned adjacent to said support member, wherein said actuator defines a viewing opening, wherein said viewing opening is aligned with said first visual indicator when said actuator is positioned at said first position, wherein said viewing opening is aligned with said second visual indicator when said actuator is positioned at said second position, further comprising a bone plate assembly including (i) a bone plate having a plurality of fastener openings defined therein, said bone plate being attached to said body, and (ii) a fastener guide, wherein one of said bone plate and said fastener guide includes a channel, wherein the other of said bone plate and said fastener guide includes a projection configured to be received in said channel, wherein said bone plate includes a first seating surface, wherein said fastener guide includes a second seating surface, wherein, when said projection is received within said channel, said bone plate assembly is positionable between a seated state and an unseated state, wherein, when said bone plate assembly is in said seated state, said second seating surface is positioned in contact with said first seating surface, wherein, when said bone plate assembly is in said unseated state, said second seating surface is spaced apart from said first seating surface, wherein, said stop structure defines a path of movement from said first location to said second location, wherein, when said bone plate assembly is in said unseated state, said fastener guide is positioned in said path of movement of said stop structure, and wherein, when said bone plate assembly is in said seated state, said fastener guide is spaced apart from said path of movement of said stop structure.