Paragraph Number

100

The cross guide 400 is coupled to the inserter 300 by inserting the pin 407 into the socket 324 until the shoulder 414 abuts the top surface 325 of the inserter handle 308 as shown in FIG. 20. Thus assembled, the cross fixation insertion axis 420 is aligned with the center of the fastener aperture 118. The cross guide 400 may be rotated relative to the inserter 300 about the engagement axis 412 through an infinite number of angular positions between a first angular position shown in solid line in FIGS. 21 and 22 and a second angular position shown in dashed lines. In one embodiment, the guide and inserter define stops between them limiting the angular positions. For example, a fixation member to be inserted through the fastener aperture 118, such as screw 636 in FIG. 36, has a longitudinal axis and a transverse dimension normal to the longitudinal axis.

Added by DJM 12 2021