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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Steven Conrad, Albion, IN (US);
Greg Mangan, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1746 (2013.01); A61B 17/1742 (2013.01); A61B 17/8872 (2013.01); A61B 17/8894 (2013.01); A61F 2/4609 (2013.01); A61F 2/4657 (2013.01); A61B 2017/90 (2013.01); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4658 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4662 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool body having a first clamp element positioned on a first tool arm and a drill guide positioned on a second tool arm. The surgical tool can also have a slider element slidable on the tool body, the slider element having a depth probe and a second clamp element. The second clamp element can be engaged with the first clamp element such that the first and second elements cooperate to define a clamp opening for receiving a supplemental screw.