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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventor:
Gerard Nunan, Ballincolliing, IE;
Assignee:
STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00305 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00353 (2013.01); A61B 2090/508 (2016.02); A61B 2218/001 (2013.01); A61M 25/0136 (2013.01); A61M 25/0138 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical tool with a bendable shaft. At least one inelastic cable and at least one elastic cable extend along the shaft. The shaft moves relative to the body to which the shaft is attached. When the shaft is so displaced, the shat bends around the inelastic cable. The inelastic and elastic cables cooperate to hold the bendable section of the shaft in compression so the bendable section of the shaft resists deformation.