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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Zappacosta, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Robert Rightler, Pennsburg, PA (US);
Christopher Angelucci, Schwenksville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7074 (2013.01); A61B 17/7068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a device to facilitate the insertion and attachment of an implant that includes a barrel assembly and a plate assembly in an interspinous space. The device comprises a main body, a first arm that is configured to hold the barrel assembly, and a second arm that is configured to hold a locking plate of the plate assembly, wherein the first and second arms are movably attached to the main body.