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US 10,905,563 B2Granted
Holder for resurfacing head implant
AssigneeEmbody Orthopaedic Limited
InventorRobert Wozencroft
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Abstract
A holder system for an implantable device, said holder system comprising a first component arranged to act as a clamp and a second component arranged to interact with the first component to prevent movement of said first component when clamped.
Claims19
A holder system for an implantable device, said holder system comprising:
- a first component, said first component comprising:
- an actuating portion;
- a jaw portion;
- a hinge region, wherein said actuating portion and jaw portion are arranged on either side of the hinge region, such that when the actuating portion is compressed the jaw portion expands, and when the actuating portion is relaxed the jaw portion closes;
- and
- a cavity defined by walls of said first component between the actuating portion and jaw portion, wherein the actuating portion is arranged such that access to the cavity is permitted via the actuating portion.
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A holder system for an implantable device, said holder system comprising:
- a first component, said first component comprising:
- an actuating portion;
- a jaw portion;
- a hinge region, wherein said actuating portion and jaw portion are arranged on either side of the hinge region;
- and
- a cavity defined by walls of said first component between the actuating portion and jaw portion, wherein the actuating portion is arranged such that access to the cavity is permitted via the actuating portion;
- and
- a second component for coupling to the actuating portion of the first component, wherein when the second component is coupled to the first component the second component prevents the first component from unclamping an implantable device arranged in the cavity of the first component.
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A method, comprising;
- inserting an implantable device into a cavity of a first component of a holder system, wherein said first component comprises:
- an actuating portion;
- a jaw portion;
- a hinge portion, wherein said actuating and jaw portions arranged either side of the hinge region;
- and
- a cavity defined by walls of said first component between the actuating portion and jaw portion, wherein access to the cavity is permitted via the actuating portion and the jaw portion;
- and
- attaching a second component of the holder system to said actuating portion of said first component, wherein said first and second components are configured such that tightening of said second component onto said first component results in the implantable device within the cavity being securely gripped by the jaw portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.