ENDOSCOPIC BONE PLATE POSITIONING DEVICE

摘要

A device for implanting a bone plate (6) is disclosed. The device includes an endoscope attachment element (8) having a body member sized to receive at least a portion of an endoscope, and a bone plate holder (7) having one end sized to receive at least a portion of a bone plate (6). The bone plate holder (7) is operatively associated with the body member of the attachment element (8) to move the bone plate holder (7) between a first retracted position and a second implanting position. In preferred embodiments, the attachment element (8) includes a guide track for providing sliding movement of the holder (7), and the track has a plurality of catches for grasping a locking button on the holder (7) to retain the holder in the implanting position.