US 12,440,252 B2
Surgical plate fastener cartridge
Saddy Rodolfo Garcia, St. Augustine, FL (US); Jose Ramos, Jersey City, NJ (US); and Kevin Lee Teston, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Assigned to Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed by Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/120,685.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/324,530, filed on Mar. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0301693 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8047 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8076 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plate system for securing to a bone, the plate system comprising:
a plate including a plate body, the plate body defining:
a fastener bore configured to receive a fastener for securing the plate to the bone; and
a connection bore;
a cartridge including a cartridge body, the cartridge body defining:
a retention bore configured to retain a fastener therein; and
a boss insertable into the connection bore to align the retention bore with the fastener bore; and
an actuator connected to the cartridge and operable to secure the plate to the cartridge, the actuator including a cam rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and the cam engageable with the plate body in the locked position to secure the plate to the cartridge.