Patent ID: 8747331

Claim:
A variable angle guide plug holder system for use in interventional procedures, comprising: a guide plug holder for receiving an angular determination fixture; the guide plug holder movable relative to the angular determination fixture between a plurality of positions, each position providing a different angle of insertion relative to a point of origin on the angular determination fixture; a plate plug engaged with the angular determination fixture; a guide plate having a plurality of guide plate apertures including a first guide plate aperture and a second guide plate aperture, wherein the plate plug is insertable into the first guide plate aperture; a locking arm connected to the guide plug holder, the locking arm movable between a locked and an unlocked position and removeably engageable with the angular determination fixture when positioned in the locked position to prevent movement of the guide plug holder relative to the angular determination fixture; and a medical instrument for use in an interventional procedure, configured to be inserted into the second guide plate aperture.