Removable guide tips are pre-assembled into threaded holes of a fracture fixation plate. The guide tips may be used with or without drill guides to guide a drill along the axes of threaded holes defined in the plate. In addition, the tips may be used with bending tools to contour the plate laterally,...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7771433?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7771433 - Bone fracture fixation plate shaping system
