Medical inserter tool with slaphammer
CA 2400288 A1 · Owner: Depuy Acromed, Inc. · Inventors: O'Neil, Michael J.
Overview
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An installation tool is provided for the efficient and effective placement of an implant, between adjacent bone structures preferably adjacent vertebral bodies, and for the, subsequent removal of the device without displacement of the implant. The installation tool, generally includes a pair of opposed levers a pusher assembly disposed , between the levers and an installation tool removing element having a mass slidably disposed with respect to at, least a portion of the pusher assembly. The levers are effective to separate adjacent bone, structures, such as adjacent vertebrae upon insertion of an implant. The , pusher assembly is slidably movable with respect to the levers and is …
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- Filed September 19, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 19, 2022.
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