Patent ID: 8911443

Claim:
A plate holder for manipulating a bone plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an elongate compression slot extending between the upper and lower surfaces in which a screw is intended to be received, comprising: a) a handle; b) a shaft-like arm extending from the handle, the arm having a first end coupled to the handle and a second end; c) a mount coupled at the second end of the arm at a first location, the mount including a locking portion extendable into the compression slot and having a lip at a lower end thereof, a set screw hole laterally offset relative to the first location, the set screw hole having an entry for receiving a set screw on a same side as the lip and threads for engagement with a set screw; and d) the set screw threadedly engaged in the set screw hole, the set screw having a head at which the set screw is rotated within the set screw hole with a driver, wherein when the locking portion is inserted into the compression slot and the set screw is advanced into the set screw hole, advancement of the set screw forces the lip into engagement relative to the bone plate to lock the plate holder relative to the bone plate so that the plate holder can be used to manipulate the bone plate.