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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Michael L Reo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael L Reo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kyphon Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A first surgical instrument has a bore extending therethrough and includes a handle attachment site. A second surgical instrument is sized and configured for passage through the bore of the first instrument. The handle is adapted for manipulating the first instrument when in use and includes a component configured to removably engage the handle attachment site. The handle includes a passageway accommodating passage of the second instrument through the bore of the first instrument while the first instrument is removably engaged by the handle.