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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Joseph H. Perra, Wayzata, MN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); B25B 15/00 (2006.01); B25G 1/00 (2006.01); B25G 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8875 (2013.01); A61B 17/7064 (2013.01); A61B 17/7082 (2013.01); A61B 17/7091 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); B25B 15/001 (2013.01); B25B 15/004 (2013.01); B25G 1/005 (2013.01); B25G 1/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic driving instrument including a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a central portion, intermediate the first and second end portions, comprising a central section having an outer diameter representing a maximum outer diameter of the driving instrument. The first end comprises a first driving interface sized and shaped to, in operation of the instrument, engage a screw interface of a screw for applying torque to the screw. The second end comprises a second driving interface sized and shaped as the size and shape of the first driving interface.