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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Joel Cryder, Chalfont, PA (US);
Matthew Bechtel, Norristown, PA (US);
Andrew Iott, Villanova, PA (US);
Edward Karpowicz, Sewell, NJ (US);
Douglas Cahill, Lititz, PA (US);
Robert Rightler, Pennsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7085 (2013.01); A61B 17/7004 (2013.01); A61B 17/708 (2013.01); A61B 17/7086 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for inserting a vertebral stabilization member, such as a rod. The insertion device includes an outer guide tube, a pin assembly including a pin and a pusher member extending therethrough. The insertion device is configured to actuate a rod between a first orientation and a second orientation angled with respect to the first orientation in order to position the rod in an appropriate location for attachment to bone.