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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Samuel Leuenberger, Oberdorf, CH;
Dieter Schmidli, Seewen, CH;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8863 (2013.01); A61B 17/84 (2013.01); A61B 17/844 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser device having a proximal end and a distal end spaced from the proximal end, the distal end configured to receive a fixation member to be affixed to a target surgical site. The laser device includes a laser source supported by the laser device body and capable of emitting a laser beam to the distal end, wherein the laser source is responsive to at least one input so as to selectively switch between an inactive configuration whereby the laser source does not emit the laser beam, and an active configuration whereby the laser source emits the laser beam.