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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2019
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Gregor Spreiter, Solothurn, CH;
Yvonne Schumacher, Solothurn, CH;
Simon Scherrer, Zurich, CH;
Henri DĂ©fossez, Neuchatel, CH;
Joshua McManus, Downingtown, PA (US);
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A screwdriver assembly includes a screwdriver shaft and an insert. The screwdriver shaft extends longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and having a longitudinal channel extending therethrough. The insert has a longitudinal shaft received within the longitudinal channel and a distal end extending distally relative to the distal end of the screwdriver shaft. The insert shaft is rotatable relative to the screwdriver shaft. The distal end of the insert is sized and shaped to engage a head of a screw. The distal end of the insert is disengaged from the screw head by rotating the insert relative to the screwdriver shaft.