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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2022
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Kevin P. Knox, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
David R. Stump, Columbia City, IN (US);
Alexander Paul Wolfe, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Anne Marie Schlamb, Leesburg, IN (US);
Markus Scheibel, Berlin, DE;
Pascal Boileau, Nice, FR;
George S. Athwal, London, CA;
Gilles Walch, Lyons, FR;
Jon J P Warner, Weston, MA (US);
Philippe Collin, Pace, FR;
Jay D. Keener, St. Louis, MO (US);
Robert Z. Tashjian, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
R. Sean Churchill, Mequon, WI (US);
Austin Wyatt Mutchler, Warsaw, IN (US);
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
An inserter includes a first end, a second end, and a body extending between the first end and the second end. A first impacting surface is disposed at the first end, and a second impacting surface is disposed adjacent to the second end. An interface disposed at the second end and is configured to engage an implant. The first impacting surface is configured to direct a first impacting force along the body of the inserter in a first direction, and the second impacting surface is configured to direct a second impacting force along the body in a second direction that is different from the first direction. Methods of use also are disclosed.