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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Smith, Bluffton, IN (US);
Christopher Bragan, North Webster, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/92 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/92 (2013.01); A61B 17/846 (2013.01); A61B 2017/928 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microfracture impactor tool including a housing defining a central axis, the housing can include a proximal portion and an opposite distal portion. A handle can be connected to the distal portion of the housing and can extend outward therefrom. The impactor tool can include a grip that is pivotably connected to the proximal portion of the body near the handle. The impactor tool can include an impactor wire configured to impact bone, and a guide tube connected to the distal portion of the housing that is configured to retain the impactor wire.