Bone graft loading instruments and methods of connecting a bone graft to a bone plate

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8425515
APP PUB NO 20110106084A1
SERIAL NO

12609260

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An instrument for positioning a bone graft relative to a bone plate includes an instrument body having a plurality of spaced apart graft chambers, a first one of the graft chambers having a first end, a second end, and a chamber length extending between the first end and the second end, the first end of the first graft chamber including a first chamber surface for receiving a first plate segment of a first bone plate, the second end of the first graft chamber including a second chamber surface for receiving a second plate segment of the first bone plate, the first graft chamber including a central chamber surface interposed between the first chamber surface and the second chamber surface for receiving a first bone graft, the central chamber surface having a first chamber length corresponding to the graft length of the first bone grafts.

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  • DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gamache, Thomas J Westport, US 15 402
Sorrenti, Michael D Middleboro, US 20 2421
Zalenski, Edward Lakeville, US 19 374

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