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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2022
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, SG, SG;
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Samuel C. Dumpe, Beaver, PA (US);
Brett J. Bell, Mendon, UT (US);
Constantinos Nikou, Monroeville, PA (US);
Gene Edward Austin, Bartlett, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Zug, CH;
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Methods and systems of placing a medical fastener at a predetermined depth in a bone are described. A surgical tool can include an attachment assembly configured to interchangeably engage a medical fastener and a cutting element or bone removal tool and a drive assembly coupled to the attachment assembly. The attachment assembly can be configured to automatically release the medical fastener in response to the drive assembly reaching its end or distal-most position to place the medical fastener at a predetermined depth within the bone.