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System for inserting a pin into a screw

US8556909B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

8Claims

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Assignee

Stryker Trauma GmbH · CH

Inventors

Helge Giersch · Laboe, DE
Ingo Bauer · Bad Vilbel, DE
Jeorg Mayer · Niederlenz, CH
Philipp Seiler · Widnau, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 9, 2011
Grant date	Oct 15, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/00004
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for inserting an augmentation pin into an augmentation screw, including a pin-inserter with an axial through-bore and a lateral opening. A pin-magazine with a pin-retainer for an augmentation pin in insertable in the lateral opening. The pin-magazine is placed in the lateral opening of the pin-inserter and an augmentation pin in the pin-retainer is aligned with the axial through-bore. The augmentation pin may be pushed by means of a pusher from the pin-magazine into an augmentation screw, when the augmentation screw is arranged in front of the pin-inserter.

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