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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bryan D. Milz, Florida, NY (US);
Frank Pinal, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7068 (2013.01); A61B 17/7076 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various surgical instruments, implants, and their methods of use are disclosed. The surgical instruments are usable to insert various implants into a patient through an access portal in a minimally-invasive manner. The implants are rotatable between different orientations using the instruments to change the footprint of the implant and allow the implant to be inserted through the minimally-invasive access portal.