Devices and methods for securing a bone plate to a bony segment
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1. A system, comprising:
- a plate positionable adjacent a bony segment, said plate including at least one fastener hole therethrough extending between a proximal surface and a distal surface of said plate, wherein said plate is elongated and extends along a longitudinal axis between an upper end positionable over a first vertebra and an opposite lower end positionable over a second vertebra and said at least one fastener hole includes a first end oriented toward said upper end of said plate and a second end oriented toward said lower end of said plate; and
a guide assembly comprising at least one guide member including a guide tube having a passage therethrough extending between and opening at a most distal end and a proximal end of said guide tube, said guide tube further including a single extension extending distally from said most distal end of said guide tube along a side of said passage, wherein said extension contacts said plate at one of said first and second ends of said at least one fastener hole with said passage aligned with said at least one fastener hole and said most distal end of said guide tube spaced from said proximal surface of said plate.
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Abstract
A guide assembly for positioning one or more bone engaging fasteners in a bony segment includes at least one guide tube and an extension extending distally from a distal end of the at least one guide tube. The extension is contactable with at least one of the plate and the bony segment with a passage of the guide tube aligned with a bone fastener hole through the plate and the distal end of the guide tube spaced from the plate.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a plate positionable adjacent a bony segment, said plate including at least one fastener hole therethrough extending between a proximal surface and a distal surface of said plate, wherein said plate is elongated and extends along a longitudinal axis between an upper end positionable over a first vertebra and an opposite lower end positionable over a second vertebra and said at least one fastener hole includes a first end oriented toward said upper end of said plate and a second end oriented toward said lower end of said plate; and a guide assembly comprising at least one guide member including a guide tube having a passage therethrough extending between and opening at a most distal end and a proximal end of said guide tube, said guide tube further including a single extension extending distally from said most distal end of said guide tube along a side of said passage, wherein said extension contacts said plate at one of said first and second ends of said at least one fastener hole with said passage aligned with said at least one fastener hole and said most distal end of said guide tube spaced from said proximal surface of said plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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a plate positionable adjacent a bony segment, said plate including at least a first fastener hole and a second fastener hole extending therethrough between a proximal surface and a distal surface of said plate, wherein said plate is elongated and extends along a longitudinal axis between an upper end positionable over a first vertebra and an opposite lower end positionable over a second vertebra and said first and second fastener holes each include a first end oriented toward said upper end of said plate and a second end oriented toward said lower end of said plate; a guide assembly comprising; a first guide tube including a passage therethrough extending between and opening at a most distal end and a proximal end of said first guide tube, a single first extension extending distally from said most distal end of said first guide tube along a side of said passage, wherein said single first extension contacts said plate at one of said first and second ends in said first fastener hole with said first passage aligned with said first fastener hole and said distal end of said first guide tube spaced from said proximal surface of said plate; and a second guide tube including a second passage therethrough extending between and opening at a most distal end and a proximal end of said second guide tube, a single second extension extending distally from said most distal end of said second guide tube, wherein simultaneously with said single first extension contacting said plate in said first fastener hole said second extension contacts said plate with said second extension at one of said first and second ends in said second fastener hole with said second passage aligned with said second fastener hole and said distal end of said second guide tube spaced from said proximal surface of said plate. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system that includes a guide assembly for securing one or more bone engaging fasteners to a bony segment relative, comprising:
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a bone plate including a length along a longitudinal axis sized to extend between first and second vertebrae, said bone plate including a distal surface for facing the first and second vertebrae and an opposite proximal surface, said plate further including at least one elongated slot opening at said distal and proximal surfaces, said elongated slot being elongated in the direction of the longitudinal axis; at least one guide tube having a passage therethrough extending between and opening at a most distal end and a proximal end of said guide tube; a handle assembly extending proximally from said at least one guide tube; and a single extension extending distally from said most distal end of said at least one guide tube, wherein said single extension contacts the plate in said elongated slot with said passage aligned with said elongated slot and said distal end spaced from the plate, wherein said extension is configured so that a bone engaging fastener guided through said passage and into said slot when said extension contacts said plate is positioned in said elongated slot for said bone engaging fastener and said plate to be movable relative to one another in both directions along said longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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