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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Alexander J. Rohlfing, St Louis, MO (US);
Jason M. May, Collierville, TN (US);
William Alan Rezach, Covington, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8875 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for implanting a bone fastener is provided. The surgical instrument comprises an elongated body having a frangible region and a distal end adjacent to the frangible region. The distal end of the surgical instrument is configured to engage the bone fastener. The bone fastener is less frangible than the frangible region of the elongated body of the surgical instrument. Kits and methods are also disclosed.