Device and method for inserting, positioning and removing an implant
CA 2563783 C · Owner: Synthes (Usa) · Inventors: Kmiec, Stanley J. Jr.
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A device for inserting an implant into a bone and/or backing-out/removing an implant from a bone. The device comprises a shaft a head connected to the , shaft, a channel through the head and a locking mechanism. A handle may also be provided on the shaft. In one position the locking mechanism engages the , head thereby preventing the head from pivoting and/or rotating relative to the shaft. In another position, the locking mechanism is disengaged from the head, such that the head can pivot and/or rotate relative to the shaft. The device may be used with a inserter. The locking mechanism may have means for holding a portion of the inserter in the channel. A method of inserting an …
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- Filed April 21, 2005 and granted March 12, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 21, 2025.
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