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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2011
Applicants:
E. Skott Greenhalgh, Gladwyne, PA (US);
John-paul Romano, Chalfont, PA (US);
Robert A. Kiefer, Quakertown, PA (US);
Inventors:
E. Skott Greenhalgh, Gladwyne, PA (US);
John-Paul Romano, Chalfont, PA (US);
Robert A. Kiefer, Quakertown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Flexmedex, LLC, Quakertown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/1703 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for orthopedic support are disclosed. The device can have a first rigid section hingedly attached to a second rigid section. A tunnel through the bone near the implantation target site can be created. The device can be inserted into and pass through and out of the tunnel to the target site.