Placement of fasteners into bone
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1. A method of coupling a fastener to a bone plate defining a plurality of openings, comprising:
- attaching the bone plate to a bone;
forming a guide path by placing a wire through the bone from an opening of the attached bone plate;
placing the fastener along the guide path in an opposing direction relative to the step of forming a guide path; and
locking a leading region of the fastener to the attached bone plate at the opening,wherein the fastener has a stop structure formed proximal to the leading region, and wherein the step of locking a leading region of the fastener includes a step of advancing the leading region into the opening of the bone plate until the stop structure engages the bone plate and restricts further advancement of the fastener.
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Abstract
System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for retrograde placement of fasteners into bone.
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1. A method of coupling a fastener to a bone plate defining a plurality of openings, comprising:
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attaching the bone plate to a bone; forming a guide path by placing a wire through the bone from an opening of the attached bone plate; placing the fastener along the guide path in an opposing direction relative to the step of forming a guide path; and locking a leading region of the fastener to the attached bone plate at the opening, wherein the fastener has a stop structure formed proximal to the leading region, and wherein the step of locking a leading region of the fastener includes a step of advancing the leading region into the opening of the bone plate until the stop structure engages the bone plate and restricts further advancement of the fastener. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of directing a fastener to a bone plate defining a plurality of openings, comprising:
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attaching the bone plate to a bone; forming a guide path by placing a wire through the bone from an opening of the attached bone plate; forming a hole in the bone along the wire in an opposing direction relative to the step of forming a guide path; placing the fastener into the hole in the opposing direction; and coupling a leading region of the fastener to the attached bone plate by engagement of the fastener with the bone plate at the opening, wherein the fastener has a stop structure formed proximal to the leading region, and wherein the step of coupling a leading region of the fastener includes a step of advancing the leading region into the opening of the bone plate until the stop structure engages the bone plate and restricts further advancement of the fastener. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of coupling a fastener to a bone plate defining a plurality of openings, comprising:
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attaching the bone plate to a radius bone adjacent a volar surface region of the radius bone; placing a wire through the radius bone from an opening of the attached bone plate, to define an axis; placing the fastener along the axis in an opposing direction relative to the step of placing a wire; and locking a leading region of the fastener to the attached bone plate at the opening, wherein the fastener has a stop structure formed proximal to the leading region, and wherein the step of locking a leading region of the fastener includes a step of advancing the leading region into the opening of the bone plate until the stop structure engages the bone plate and restricts further advancement of the fastener. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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