SURGICAL LAG TOOL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE WITH SURGICAL BONE SCREW/PLATE SYSTEMS

摘要

A lag tool device can include a driver, an outer sleeve, and a bushing. The device enables a fastener receiving member to be maintained against a bone surface while a fastener is inserted within an aperture of the fastener receiving member. The driver can rotate within the outer sleeve while threadingly mated to the bushing. The driver can advance the fastener within the aperture of the fastener receiving member while the outer sleeve can maintain the fastener receiving member against and in contact with the bone surface. Such a device can prevent the undesirable formation of a gap between the fastener receiving member and the bone surface.