Surgical fastener manipulation tool
US10813679B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30995
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical fastener manipulation tool in accordance with embodiment of the present invention is useful by a surgeon to place fasteners such as threaded screws. The surgical fastener manipulation tool selectively engages a mating structure of fastener for securing the fastener thereto. Thus, advantageously, the surgical fastener manipulation tool can be used for placing such fasteners and/or can be used for extracting (i.e., removing) such fasteners. The ability to extract a fastener (e.g., a threaded bone screw) with the same tool used for placing it is highly beneficial due to time savings during a surgical procedure and is advantageous with respect to prior art fastener manipulation tool configurations that require placement and extraction tools to be differently configured.
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