Deployment tool for distal bone anchors with secondary compression
US7326211B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00734
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a deployment systems for deploying a bone fixation device. One embodiment of a deployment system includes a syringe-shaped body configured to provide proximal traction to a bone fixation device in response to a compressive force between a finger grip and a plunger adapted to be engaged by the heel of a clinician's hand. The device may include a collet for gripping a proximal pin of a fixation device. The deployment device may also include a tool that includes an elongate body with a distal tip adapted to rotationally engage a bone fixation device in order to axially rotate the fixation device. A further deployment device embodiment includes a cauterizing tip for heat-cutting an excess portion of a pin of a bone fixation device.
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