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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2015
Depuy Mitek Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Ran Oren, Kibbutz Gaaton, IL;
Eran Zakai, Moshav Yodfat, IL;
Yaron Fuerst, Kfar-Vradim, IL;
Aryeh Mirochinik, Akko, IL;
Ian Crookenden, Franklin, MA (US);
Kevin McKenney, Needham, MA (US);
Meghan Scanlon, Duxbury, MA (US);
Makoto Ohira, Westborough, MA (US);
DePuy Mitek Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A medical implement particularly useful in arthroscopic surgery, includes: a handle having a proximal end configured for manual gripping by a user, a distal end for manipulation during the surgery, an internal passageway extending through the handle from the proximal end to the distal end thereof, and a longitudinally-extending slot extending longitudinally through the handle from its outer surface to the passageway for side-loading the handle with a manipulatable member to be manipulated during surgery. A shield is located within the passageway in the handle. The shield is secured along one edge to the inner surface of handle defining the passageway, and includes an elastic section normally covering the longitudinally-extending slot. The elastic section of the shield is yieldable to permit side-loading of the manipulatable member into the passageway, but to prevent a side-loaded manipulatable member from passing outwardly from the passageway.