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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Medacta International SA, Castel San Pietro, CH;
Inventors:
Francesco Siccardi, Castel San Pietro, CH;
Meinrad Fiechter, Castel San Pietro, CH;
Yuri Insinna, Castel San Pietro, CH;
Assignee:
MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA, Castel San Pietro, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7083 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gripping and positioning tool for a poly-axial screw insertion guide comprises a handle, a main body connected to the handle positioned at a first end of the main body and a coupling zone positioned at a second end of the main body. The coupling zone is able to vary its position with respect to the insertion guide keeping the application direction of the force applied by the surgeon to said instrument constant.