Pedicle screw engaging control instrument with a guidewire capturing system
US9949770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/8897
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control instrument 100 for a guidewire comprising a first component moveable from a first position, in which the guidewire can move axially relative to the first component, to a second position in which the guidewire is fixed relative to the first component and a second, rotatable, component, wherein rotation of the second component causes the first component to move axially, only when the first component is in its second position, thereby moving the guidewire move axially.
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