Fastener cartridge

US10286532B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC · US

Inventors

• Saddy Garcia · St. Augustine, US
• James Michael Licht · Jacksonville, US
• Myles Tonkinson · Jacksonville, US
• Kerwin Suarez · Jacksonville, US
• Lawrence Jene Chadwell · Yoder, US
• Ryan Luby · Ponte Vedra, US
• Nicolai Ussin · North Fort Myers, US
• Rachel Hale · Jacksonville, US
• Brian Michael Lamothe · Hamden, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 23, 2016
• Grant date: May 14, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/0648
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A fastener cartridge can be used with a shaft of a tool during an orthopedic procedure. The fastener cartridge can have a main housing that can be attached to fastener housing including a fastener chamber and a backstop component. The fastener chamber includes a plurality of non-flexible tabs and the backstop component includes a plurality of resiliently flexible tabs. The fastener housing is configured to include a plurality of fasteners that are arranged therein such that the longitudinal axes of the fastener chamber and the plurality of fasteners are collinear. The plurality non-flexible tabs prevent one of the fasteners from inadvertently passing entirely out of an outlet of the fastener chamber and the plurality of resiliently flexible tabs allow the fasteners to move axially in the first direction and restrict movement of the fasteners in a second direction opposite the first direction.