Patent ID: 8449542
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An implant assembly device for use in inserting a bone fixation implant comprising: a handle portion for manipulation by a user, a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the shaft connected to the handle portion and the distal end of the shaft including a screw engaging portion configured and adapted to engage and rotate a connecting screw, and an elongated rod extending through the shaft from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, the proximal end of the elongated rod being non-movably coupled to the shaft and the distal end of the elongated rod extending distally past the distal end of the shaft, the elongated rod configured and dimensioned to simultaneously pass through an interior portion of, and support, an implant insertion handle, the connecting screw and the bone fixation implant.