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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Epix Orthopaedics, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Amir M Matityahu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Benjamin Clawson, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Alan Grantz, Aptos, CA (US);
John McDermott, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Epix Orthopaedics, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus including a sterilizable tray having a base and at least one fixture connected to the tray adapted for removably securing an implant insertion device to the tray. The tray can be free of a first wall portion for permitting the proximal end of an implantable device to axially align with the end of the implant insertion device for coupling to the implant insertion device and can be free of a second wall portion for permitting a tool to axially align with the end of the implant insertion device so as to threadedly couple the implant insertion device to the implantable device. Related methods and apparatus are provided.