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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 10, 2024
Applicant:

Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);

Inventors:

Todd Earhart, Naples, FL (US);

Pete Denove, Naples, FL (US);

Karen Gallen, Naples, FL (US);

Darren Thomsen, Naples, FL (US);

Assignee:

Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2012.12); A61B 2017/0404 (2012.12); A61B 2017/0409 (2012.12); A61B 2017/0414 (2012.12);
Abstract

A button inserter includes a shaft having a fulcrum that extends beyond a distal tip of the shaft. An inner rod is within the shaft and has a button mating surface that extends from a distal tip of the inner rod. A handle includes a handle switch that translates the inner rod between an extended position where the button mating surface of the inner rod extends beyond the distal tip of the shaft and a retracted position where the button mating surface of the inner rod is located completely within the shaft.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Earhart, Todd. (2025). Instrument for manual insertion of a button (U.S. Patent No. 12274434). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12274434

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