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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Perry, Oceanside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61B 17/808 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30176 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30797 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30808 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument for attachment to and insertion of an implant device is provided. The instrument has a handle and a pair of retaining posts extending longitudinally from a distal end of the handle. Each of the pair of retaining posts have an end dimensioned to engaged a respective threaded bore of the implant device. Also, a post drive mounted to the handle and mechanically connected to each of the retaining posts so as to engage the retaining posts simultaneously is provided.