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US 12,042,404 B2Granted
Interbody fusion cage surgery system
OwnerYoung Kyu Choiinventor
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Abstract
The cage handle with an endoscope function of the present invention is equipped with a lens and an optical cable so that a surgeon can perform an interbody fusion cage surgery, viewing the image of the front of a cage accurately, clearly. Since a separate endoscope or X-ray is not used, the surgery can be performed more easily, efficiently, and economically.
Claims4
A cage handle for spinal fusion surgery, the cage handle comprising:
- a rotating knob rotatable and positioned in a center of the cage handle;
- a tube extended forward from a front side of the rotating knob;
- a coupling part positioned at a front end of the tube for coupling with a cage and including a screw thread formed on an outer surface thereof for coupling with the cage;
- a lens installed on at least an inner center of the coupling part;
- an optical fiber surrounding and arranged on an outer circumference of the lens, and
- the cage surrounding and mounted on an outer circumference of the optical fiber,
- wherein the cage handle is connected to a camera connector and a LED connector, or the camera connector and an optical cable of a light source device, through a cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.