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4.4.3
Correct positioning of center punch point/drill hole
►
To position the center punch/drill hole correctly, insert the working end
of the drill guide
5
or working end of the self-centering cortical center
punch
I
fully into the hole or slot of the Quintex® plate
1
.
►
To implant the screw correctly, position the center punch/drill hole in
the center of the hole or centered in the slot along the long axis of the
Quintex® plate
1
, see Fig. 14.
►
Open the cortical bone layer with the cortical bone punch
I
.
–or–
►
Drill down to the set depth, using drill
K
.
The depth stop stops the drill on the guide sleeve
3
.
Fig. 14
Fig. 15
Legend
A
All holes of the hybrid plate
B
Distal slots of the dynamic plate
C
Middle slots of the dynamic plate
a
Correctly positioned Quintex® screw
b
Incorrectly positioned Quintex® screw
4.5
Tapping (optional)
Quintex® screws are self-tapping screws. However, the screw holes can
also be prepared with the tap
L
.
Fig. 16
►
Use tap
L
with the drill guide.
►
Insert tap
L
into the drill guide and check the drill depth with a caliper
(e.g. 14 mm).
►
To adjust the required tapping depth with the depth-adjustable drill
guides
E
and
F
(10 mm to 28 mm), turn guide sleeve
3
of the drill guide
in direction “+” or “–”.
Note
The thread in the drill guide is a left-hand thread.
Every half turn (= depth adjustment by 0.5 mm) you will hear and feel the
guide sleeve clicking into position.
►
Apply the working end of the tap through the drill guide into the pilot
hole.
►
Turn the tap
L
clockwise in slowly and steadily as far as it will go.
►
To remove the tap, turn it counterclockwise until it comes out of the
pilot hole.
4.6
Inserting the screws
5
E / F / G / H
a
b
a
b
a
b
A
B
C
CAUTION
Damage to the Quintex® plate and/or Quintex®
screw when screwing in the plate if the screwdriver
is applied incorrectly!
►
Insert the working end of the screwdriver fully
into the hexalobe (receptive part) of the screw.
►
When screwing in the screw, maintain a mild
axial pressure on the screw.
CAUTION
Damage to the locking ring or locking mechanism
of the Quintex® screw, or destruction of the work-
ing end of the screwdriver if the screwdriver is
applied at a slant or tilted!
►
Always align the screwdriver with the axis of the
screw.
L
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