Bone staple storage, inserter, and method for use therewith
US9486212B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0688
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention comprises a fusion implant system for a generally u-shaped bone staple in which the staple is provided on a storage block with the two side legs in an unsplayed position, and an inserter having two triangular shaped pivoting handles has detachable tips that engage the staple on the storage block such that when the handles are aligned one over the other in a congruent position, the tips force the side legs into a splayed configuration at 90° and a sliding block holds the handles in this position to allow the staple to removed from the storage block and tamped using the inserter handles into respective bone.
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