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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Riddhit Mitra, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Samuel Dumpe, Beaver, PA (US);
Branislav Jaramaz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David Davidson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/92 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02);
Abstract
Surgical punch tools and methods of using the same are disclosed herein. A surgical punch tool may include a stationary base component having a planar bottom side. The planar bottom side may include one or more posts extending therefrom. Each post may include an associated sharp pin. A movable actuation portion may be configured to move each sharp pin from a non-actuated position within the corresponding post to an actuated position extending through the base component and from the corresponding post.