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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Douglas Cerynik, Downingtown, PA (US);
Inventor:
Douglas Cerynik, Downingtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Stabiliz Orthopaedics, LLC, Exton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8858 (2013.01); A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61B 17/8897 (2013.01);
Abstract
A centering assembly for centering a surgical guidewire, includes a guidewire having an elongate body having a first end and a second end. The assembly further includes an expander located at the first end. The expander has a center point aligned with the elongate guidewire. An actuator is located at the second end. Actuation of the actuator moves the expander between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.