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US 10,206,712 B2Granted
Surgical implement and method for manipulating a bone
AssigneeT.A.G. Medical Devices - Agriculture Cooperative Ltd.
InventorsRan Oren, Aryeh Mirochinik, Dan Moor, Robert R. Slater, Jr.
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Abstract
A surgical bone holding implement for manipulating a bone, comprising a handle and an elongated shaft including a bone engaging tip. The handle is positionable with respect to the elongated shaft between first and second positions, for mounting a drill member on the proximal end of the elongated shaft in one position, and for manipulating the bone by means of the handle in a second position.
Claims19
A bone holding implement comprising:
- an elongated shaft comprising a distal end having a bone engaging tip, a shank, and a proximal end configured to fit a drill chuck;
- said elongated shaft having a longitudinal axis;
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- a handle coupled to said elongated shaft, said handle selectively positionable with respect to said elongated shaft, wherein said handle comprises a pivot pin, and a plurality extensions that extend radially outward from said pivot, at least one of said extensions having an underside including an elongate slot extending along a length of said underside, wherein said elongate slot has a longitudinal axis, wherein the handle is pivotably connected to said elongated shaft to be rotated around an axis perpendicular to the shaft between a first position in which a portion of said shaft is received in said elongate slot, with said shaft and said slot being coaxial, with said bone engaging tip protruding out said handle at one location and said proximal end exposed outside said slot for attaching to said drill chuck, and a second position in which said bone engaging tip protrudes out said handle at a second location.
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