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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Jeff J. Justis, Germantown, TN (US);
Sean M. Haddock, Memphis, TN (US);
T. Andrew Simonton, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Jeff J. Justis, Germantown, TN (US);
Sean M. Haddock, Memphis, TN (US);
T. Andrew Simonton, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one preferred aspect, a surgical instrument for insertion into human tissue is provided with a release mechanism that permits one or more components of the surgical instrument to be removably coupled to a handle.