Pin engagement device relating to guided placement in a surgical procedure
OwnerGreggory Joseph DiLauri, Brandon Scott Dickermaninventors
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Abstract
A device configured to engage and hold a structure (e.g., pin) to be inserted in a hole or opening of a target structure (e.g., a surgical guide) during a surgical procedure (e.g. a dental implant procedure). The device can include a first arm having a first arm end portion with a first groove. The device includes a second arm coupled to the first arm, the second arm including a second arm end portion with a second groove. The device can be transitioned between an open position and a closed position, In the closed position, the first groove of the first end portion and the second groove of the second end portion form an enclosure to securely engage at least a portion of a pin.
Claims17
A device comprising:
- a first arm comprising a first arm end portion comprising a first groove comprising a first curved surface;
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- a second arm coupled to the first arm, the second arm comprising a second arm end portion comprising a second groove comprising a first curved recess portion, a second curved recess portion, and a curved side surface extending to a top surface of the second arm end portion and extending between the first curved recess portion and the second curved recess portion,
- wherein the device is configured to transition between an open position and a closed position;
- and wherein, in the closed position, the first curved surface of the first groove of the first arm end portion corresponds to the first curved recess portion of the second groove and the curved side surface of the second arm end portion to form an enclosure adapted to securely engage a portion of a pin with a stem portion of the pin extending in a front-facing direction;
- and wherein, in the closed position, the first curved surface corresponds to the second curved recess portion of the second groove and the curved side surface of the second arm end portion to form the enclosure adapted to securely engage the portion of the pin with the stem portion of the pin extending in a side-facing direction.
A device comprising:
- a first arm comprising a first arm end portion comprising a first groove;
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- a second arm coupled to the first arm, the second arm comprising a second arm end portion comprising a second groove comprising a first curved recess portion, a second curved recess portion, and a curved side surface extending to a top surface of the second arm end portion and extending between the first curved recess portion and the second curved recess portion,
- wherein the device is configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, and wherein, in the closed position, the first groove of the first arm end portion, the curved side surface, and the first curved recess portion form an enclosure to engage a head portion of a pin with a stem portion extending in a first direction relative to the device, and wherein, in the closed position, the first groove of the first arm end portion, the curved side surface, and the second curved recess portion form the enclosure to engage the head portion of the pin with the stem portion extending in a second direction relative to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.