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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:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey F. Seavey, Houston, TX (US);
Lance N. Terrill, League City, TX (US);
Andrew Palmer, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/16 (2013.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 17/2833 (2013.01); A61B 50/3001 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0645 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0688 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2845 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical spreader assembly for use in implanting staples and other implants in a patient is disclosed. The spreader assembly may be included a kit with a number of other surgical instruments and the staples for implantation in the patient.