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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1985
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
William C Schadrack, III, Memphis, TN (US);
Robert W McQueen, Warsaw, IN (US);
Joyce K Eyerly, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 128 / ; 1283 / ; 623 16 ; 623 66 ;
Abstract
A pin inserter sheath which consists of a plurality of telescoping tubular portions. The sheath is adapted for attachment to a drilling device. A channel extends throughout the elongated telescoping tubular portion which is substantially adapted to the shape of the pin being inserted. The conforming channel provides lateral support to the pin therefore minimizing inflections in the pin as it is being drilled.