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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
Applicant:
David Louis Kirschman, Dayton, OH (US);
Inventor:
David Louis Kirschman, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
X-spine Systems, Inc., Miamisburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61B 17/8872 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30797 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4623 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4628 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for inserting an implant is shown. The instrument has a housing having a first end and a second end, a rotatable drive member having an elongated member comprising a grip that is associated with the first end, an implant holder having a securing member that extends through the second end and that is adapted to receive and hold the implant. A universal joint couples the implant holder and the elongated member and is adapted to permit a user to rotatably drive the implant holder when the implant holder is in a pivoted position.