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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Kyle Kuntz, West Chester, PA (US);
Josef Gabelberger, West Chester, PA (US);
Zoher Bootwala, West Chester, PA (US);
Edward Mcshane, West Chester, PA (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Kuntz, West Chester, PA (US);
Josef Gabelberger, West Chester, PA (US);
Zoher Bootwala, West Chester, PA (US);
Edward McShane, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Synthes USA, LLC, West Chester, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical instrument for moving a clamp relative to a bone anchor to properly position and secure the clamp to the bone anchor. The surgical instrument including a housing, a socket assembly, a manipulating assembly, a gripping assembly and a reduction assembly.