Forceps for pushing apart vertebrae
US4898161A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0256
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Forceps for pushing apart adjacent vertebrae that has two parallel pins connected or connectible to a pair of jaws, one pin being displaceable towards and away from the other pin by the moving of a guide when the jaws are being spread apart, the guide ensuring that the pins remain parallel to one another during such movement.
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