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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Illuminoss Medical, Inc., East Providence, RI (US);
Gene P. DiPoto, Upton, MA (US);
Jeffrey P. Brousseau, Barrington, MA (US);
Anthony W. O'Leary, Walpole, MA (US);
Chi Y. Wong, Canton, MA (US);
Robert A. Rabiner, Tiverton, RI (US);
IlluminOss Medical, Inc., East Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for separating an internal bone fixation device from an introducer are disclosed. In some embodiments, a separation system includes a stabilizer configured to slide over an introducer for delivery of a bone fixation device to a bone cavity, the stabilizer being further configured to score a proximal end of the bone fixation device; and a separator configured to engage the introducer and to provide an impact to the introducer to separate the introducer from the bone fixation device.