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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2014
Gauthier Biomedical, Inc., Grafton, WI (US);
Michael T. Gauthier, Grafton, WI (US);
Kenneth Roggow, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Mara C. Schwartz, Glendale, WI (US);
Austin R. Braganza, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Gauthier Biomedical, Inc., Grafton, WI (US);
Abstract
A reusable surgical implement is provided that is formed of a core positioned within an enclosure. The core is formed of a suitable flexible material to enable the implement, which can be any suitable device such as a reusable surgical trial implant, rod template or flex driver, among others, to be bent to conform to the desired shape for an actual implant to be placed in the location of the implement. The material forming the enclosure is also flexible to accommodate the flexing of the core, and is biologically inert to enable the implement to be sterilized after use for use in subsequent surgical procedures.