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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Henri Défossez, Neuchatel, CH;
Gregor Spreiter, Solothurn, CH;
Simon Scherrer, Zurich, CH;
Simon Wampfler, Lohn-Ammannsegg, CH;
Assignee:
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/74 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8872 (2013.01); A61B 17/74 (2013.01); A61B 17/8897 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endcap for engaging a proximal end of an intramedullary nail. The endcap includes a body extending from a first end to a second end and configured to engage a channel of an intramedullary nail. The endcap also includes a head portion at the first end of the body. The head portion includes a recess sized and shaped to receive a driving element of a drive shaft. The recess includes elastic tabs extending radially toward a central axis of the recess to engage and retain a driving element received therein.