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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc., Westminster, CO (US);
Inventors:
Heidi Farmer, Lafayette, CO (US);
Jared Parker, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc., Westminster, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/708 (2013.01); A61B 17/7001 (2013.01); A61B 17/862 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00349 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 17/7082 (2013.01); A61B 2017/8655 (2013.01); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02);
Abstract
A sleeve can be adapted to reinforce a bone anchor, and can include a body, a lock, and an actuator. The body can include a first sleeve arm and a second sleeve arm, where each can extend longitudinally along opposing sides of a longitudinal bore open at a distal end of the sleeve. The lock can be coupled to the body and releasably securable to a channel of a head of the bone anchor to secure the sleeve to the anchor.