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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork OT, IE;
Inventors:
Thomas E. Wogoman, Warsaw, IN (US);
Rusty T. Meier, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8891 (2013.01); A61B 17/862 (2013.01); A61B 17/8883 (2013.01); A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/8645 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2090/033 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument system and method of use is disclosed. The system includes a bone fixation pin and a surgical instrument configured for use with the bone fixation pin. The surgical instrument includes a sheath extending over the distal end of an elongated shaft and a locking mechanism operable to permit selectively movement of the elongated shaft along the longitudinal axis relative to the sheath.