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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Linvatec Corporation, Largo, FL (US);
Inventors:
David Caborn, Goshen, KY (US);
Dennis McDevitt, Raleigh, NC (US);
Akbar Nawab, Louisville, KY (US);
Vincent Novak, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Linvatec Corporation, Largo, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00743 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0456 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inserter including a hollow elongated shaft extending along a central longitudinal axis and having a proximal end and a distal end with a lumen extending therethrough; a sharp point at the distal end of the hollow elongated shaft, the sharp point disposed eccentric to the longitudinal axis of the hollow elongated shaft; a handle at the proximal end of the hollow elongated shaft; and a drive shaft movably disposed within the lumen of the hollow elongated shaft.