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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Leigh Anna Folger, Marion, AR (US);
Rex W. Armstrong, Cordova, TN (US);
David A. Mire, Collierville, TN (US);
Russell P. Nockels, Chicago, IL (US);
Ian J. Harding, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7082 (2013.01); A61B 17/7091 (2013.01); A61B 17/8886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver includes a sleeve having an inner surface defining a passageway. The sleeve extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and an opposite distal end. The proximal end includes a groove in the inner surface. A biasing element is positioned partially in the groove. A shaft is disposed in the passageway. The shaft includes an outer surface, a first engagement portion, and a second engagement portion.