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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Richard Quinn Brown, Collierville, TN (US);
Daniel Paxton Wall, Cordova, TN (US);
Jeff R. Justis, Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a first member extending between a first end and a second end. A second member extends between a first end and a second end. A third member is connected to the first end of the first member to relatively translate the second ends. The third member includes a part and a locking element engageable with the part. The part is disposable in a first locking orientation, a second locking orientation and a non-locking orientation. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.