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A system and method for shimming a hole drilled in a bone for the insertion of an orthopedic screw. The system includes a sleeve with an elongated sleeve shaped body having an external surface and an internal surface, a first end, a mid portion, and a second end. The mid portion of the body is made

A system and method for shimming a hole drilled in a bone for the insertion of an orthopedic screw. The system includes a sleeve with an elongated sleeve shaped body having an external surface and an internal surface, a first end, a mid portion, and a second end. The mid portion of the body is made from woven fibers that are free to move relative to one another and being woven in a crisscrossing spiral arrangement along the sleeve shaped body. The first end of the body includes an opening that can accept a rod. The second end of the body is smaller than the first end of the body, so that the first end of the sleeve shaped body may be inserted into the hole with the aid of the rod, and so that when the orthopedic screw is inserted into the elongated sleeve the woven fibers of the body will move relative to one other to accommodate the orthopedic screw and take up any space between the screw and the hole.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A device for shimming a hole in a section of bone or shimming a hole in a section of bone for support of an orthopedic screw, the device comprising:a flaccid elongated sleeve shaped body having an external surface and an internal surface, a first end, a mid portion, and a

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A device for shimming a hole in a section of bone or shimming a hole in a section of bone for support of an orthopedic screw, the device comprising:a flaccid elongated sleeve shaped body having an external surface and an internal surface, a first end, a mid portion, and a second end, said mid portion being made from flaccid fibers, the fibers being woven to define the elongated sleeve shaped body, the first end having an opening providing access to the internal surface of the elongated sleeve shaped body, the second end having a section of material extending across the second end of the sleeve in a chord like manner, partially closing the second end of the elongated sleeve, so that the first end elongated of said sleeve shaped body may be inserted into the hole, and so that when the orthopedic screw is inserted into the elongated sleeve, the screw will cooperate with the section of material extending across the elongated sleeve to cause the woven flaccid fibers of the body to move relative to one other to accommodate the orthopedic screw.