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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2022
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Ringaskiddy, GB;
Mathew Walkington, Elland, GB;
DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, LOUGHBEG INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, Ringaskiddy, IE;
Abstract
A surgical component connecting device, kit, and method are disclosed. The surgical component connective device includes an outer body, a body element, and a support element. The support element is slidably mounted relative to the body element. Two or more surgical component engaging elements provided towards the distal end of the body element, and at least one of the surgical component engaging elements is operably connected to the support element. The two or more surgical component engaging elements have a first state and a second state. The separation of the two or more surgical component engaging elements is greater in the second state than in the first state.