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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:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis Murray Lederer, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gustavo F Nunez, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Very Inventive Physicians, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606104 ; 81 5737 ; 81125 ; 811211 ;
Abstract
An improved wrench for use in a surgical setting in which a surgical fastener, such as a pin, is supported at a mid-section as well as its base end. The invention uses a tool which has a handle and a mating portion for the surgical pin. This mating portion may be a pong to engage a slot at the pin's base, a hexagonal head to surround the pin's hexagonal shaped base, a semi-circle, or many other such mechanisms well known to those in the art. A sleeve member extends from around the mating portion to extend to a mid-section of the surgical pin to provide sliding support for the surgical pin.