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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:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jorge L. Orbay, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Hand Innovations, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/758 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/758 ;
Abstract
A locking device includes a locking sleeve and a handle. The locking sleeve defines a pin channel and a plurality of resilient locking catches. The distal end of the sleeve includes a tip having a cutting edge and a pin guide adapted to be located about a portion of the diameter of a fixation pin. The locking sleeve is used to stabilize the location and orientation of a fixation pin implanted in a bone.