copenhagen plate assistant

This device has developed in association with our Danish Distributor, hence the name. The device has two functions: 1. Manipulation of bone fragments. 2. Temporary stabilisation of plate fragment constructs prior to screw placement. A small diameter threaded wire, smaller than the anticipated pilot hole for the final screw, is placed through the plate hole into the bone fragment. The closed Plate Assistant is slid down the wire and the wire is bent over the end of the Plate Assistant, the bend acting as a location point for distraction. The two parts of the Plate Assistant are then unscrewed and as the two ends of the device separate the bone fragment is pulled up to the plate. Further unscrewing will temporarily fix the plate to the bone allowing screw fixation elsewhere in the Plate. Removal of the wire and Plate Assistant allows placement of a screw through the hole involved. The small diameter of the wire does not compromise the pilot hole for the Screw.