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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Scott Brockman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Kevin Kuiper, Portage, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 2017/347 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cannula assembly including a cannula and a stylet that is removably fitted in the cannula. A lock selectively holds the stylet to the cannula so the stylet rotates in unison with the cannula. The lock is configured so that the force applied to release the lock results in the subsequent rotation of the stylet relative to the cannula. Methods of disengaging a lock assembly releasably coupling a stylet handle secured to a stylet and a cannula handle secured to a cannula are also provided.