Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Skeletal Dynamics, LLC

Robert L Richards

Nicolas Bouduban

Wamis Singhatat

Scott P Larsen

Ernie Corrao

Stephen Joseph Snyder

Ron George Litke, Jr

Jorge L Orbay

Erik Carlson

Antonio R Orbay-Cerrato

Dennis J Moreno

An insertion instrument is configured to eject at least one anchor body into respective target locations, and subsequently apply a predetermined tensile force at least one actuation member of the at least one anchor member so as to actuate the at least one anchor body from a first configuration to a second expanded configuration. The insertion instrument can include a tension assembly that applies the predetermined tensile force to the at least one actuation member. The predetermined tensile force can be defined by a distance of travel, a predetermined failure force of a fuse, or a combination of distance of travel and a predetermined failure force of a fuse.

Insertion instrument for anchor assembly

Disclosed are devices and methods used to customize the length of fasteners used during orthopedic surgeries, comprising creating a hole of the desired depth in a bone, measuring the depth of the hole using a depth measuring device, calculating, using the depth measuring device, the optimal length dimension of the fastener, transferring the calculated fastener optimal length dimension to a fastener cutting device, inserting a fastener having a length exceeding the optimal length dimension into the fastener cutting device, and cutting the fastener to the optimal length dimension using the fastener cutting device.

Devices and methods for orthopedic surgery requiring fasteners of multiple lenghts

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Robert L Richards