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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2020
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Gregor Spreiter, Zuchwil, CH;
Henri DĂ©fossez, Neuchatel, CH;
Simon Scherrer, Zurich, CH;
Gaser El Zoghbi, Rombach, CH;
Roger Koch, Aarau, CH;
Yvonne Schumacher, Solothurn, CH;
Rhett Rapier, Solothurn, CH;
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A bone screw insertion device, comprises an outer sleeve extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending therethrough and a driving member extending longitudinally through the channel of the outer sleeve from a proximal end to a distal end configured to engage a driving recess of a bone screw, the outer sleeve movable relative to the driving member between a first position in which the distal end of the outer sleeve extends over and covers a proximal portion of a bone screw engaged with the driving member, to a second position in which the distal end of the outer sleeve is longitudinally aligned with a proximal end of a bone screw engaged with the driving member.