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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Stryker Leibinger Gmbh & Co. KG, Freiburg, DE;
Inventors:
Matt Brandt, Chicago, IL (US);
Amir Sarvestani, Freiburg, DE;
Assignee:
STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00951 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopedic jig and pins therefore are disclosed that allow the pins to be pre-loaded into apertures through the jig before the jig is positioned at a desired location with respect to a bone during an orthopedic surgical procedure. At least one of the pin and/or jig includes a retention mechanism whereby the pin can be inserted into the bore and releasably restrained therein until the jig is place is the selected position and the pins driven into the bone.