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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Konrad Schaller, Grenchen, CH;
Tom Overes, Langendorf, CH;
Robert Frigg, Bettlach, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8861 (2013.01); A61B 17/82 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61F 2/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for leading a cerclage member along a desired path through a portion of bone, comprises a guide strip extending from a proximal end to a sharpened distal end, at least a portion of the guide strip being biased to assume a shape corresponding to a portion of a desired path along which the cerclage member is to pass through a portion of bone and a delivery cannula including a lumen sized to slidably receive the guide strip therein, the cannula maintaining the guide strip in a substantially straight configuration until the guide strip is extended distally out of the lumen.