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US 11,534,306 B2Granted
Mating inserter and cannula for fusing a sacroiliac joint
AssigneePain TEQ, LLC
InventorsSean LaNeve, Charles Girsch, Chris Girsch
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Abstract
An instrument set for installing a fusion implant into the sacroiliac joint. The apparatus comprises a working channel having an alignment means, an implant inserter having an inserter keying means for mating with the alignment means when the implant inserter is inserted into the working channel. The implant inserter has an insertion end with a pair of tines for releasably receiving a joint fusion implant.
Claims8
A set of instruments for installing a fusion implant into a sacroiliac joint, the set of instruments comprising:
- a working channel having a proximal end, a distal end, and an alignment means;
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- an implant inserter having an inserter keying means for mating engagement with the alignment means, and an insertion end with a pair of tines for releasably receiving a joint fusion implant, each tine supported by a tine shaft which terminates at a shoulder, the tine shafts configured for flexibly retaining the joint fusion implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.