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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2022
Applicant:
K2m, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Barrus, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
VB Spine US Opco LLC, Leesburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 17/3496 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3405 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fixed angle instrument includes an elongate guide extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the guide having a proximal portion extending along a longitudinal axis and a distal portion extending transverse to the longitudinal axis. The instrument further includes a shaft disposed within the guide extending through the proximal portion of the guide along the longitudinal axis. The instrument further includes an intermediate element coupled to the shaft, the intermediate element having at least one bulbous link. The instrument further includes a distal element coupled to a distal end of the intermediate element.