Patent ID: 7648508

Claim:
A component for placement adjacent a bone to aid in selecting a bone plate from a plurality of bone plates, said component comprising: a head portion made at least in part from a radiolucent material; and an elongate stem portion extending from said head portion along a centerline and made from a radiolucent material, said stem portion having first radiopaque markers located on the elongate stem radiolucent material indicating lengths of at least two plates of said plurality of bone plates and having a plurality of second radiopaque screw hole markers located on the elongate stem radiolucent material on either side of a slot in the elongate stem along a portion of the centerline wherein said head portion includes a connection for receiving a handle and further comprising a locking element adjacent said opening, said locking element adapted for engaging said handle wherein said locking element is a slider element slidably connected with said component and moveable with respect to said head portion into engagement with said handle.