Patent · US Active

Fixation device and method of using the same

US11918262B2 · kind B2 · utility

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32References

16Claims

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Assignee

K2M, Inc. · US

Inventors

Thomas J. Errico · Summit, US
Peter Newton · Powell, US
Harry Shufflebarger · West Jupiter, US
Brittany Harwell Lang · Warrenton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2018
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/8655
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fixation device includes an outer member, an inner member, and an expansion member. The outer member includes an elongated body portion and a slotted tail portion, and defines a central bore therethrough that extends along a central longitudinal axis. The inner member is disposed within the central bore of the outer member, and the expansion member is coupled to the inner member. Proximal movement of the inner member relative to the outer member moves the expansion member into the slotted tail portion of the outer member such that the slotted tail portion moves from an undistended configuration to a distended configuration.

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