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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Erika Corbin, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Nicole Renee Favetta, Haverstraw, NY (US);
Steven Krause, Oakland, NJ (US);
Abram Reitblat, Monroe, NY (US);
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7049 (2013.01); A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/7077 (2013.01); A61B 17/7082 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for compressing and/or distracting bones are described herein. In one such method, a tap marker is engaged with a bone and a compressor/distractor device. The tap marker can be removed after moving the bone and a bone screw can be inserted into the space previously occupied by the tap marker. A rod or other fixation element can then be attached to the bone screw.