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US 12,484,916 B2Granted
Calcaneal plate inserter tool
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsSamuel Nader, Dinesh Koka, Wesley Reed
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Abstract
A calcaneal plate inserter tool includes a body portion, a plate retainer assembly coupled to the body portion, a sled coupled to the body portion and movable relative to the body portion, and a lock coupled to the body portion. The lock is operable between a lock position and an unlocked position. The lock impedes movement of the sled relative to the body portion when in the lock position. The sled also includes a guide portion.
Claims26
A calcaneal plate inserter tool comprising:
- a body portion;
- a plate retainer assembly coupled to the body portion;
- a sled coupled to the body portion and movable relative to the body portion between a plurality of different positions relative to the body portion;
- a lock coupled to the body portion and operable between a lock position and an unlocked position, the lock, when in the lock position, impeding movement of the sled relative to the body portion;
- the sled including a guide portion.
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A calcaneal plate inserter tool comprising:
- a body portion;
- a plate retainer assembly coupled to the body portion;
- a sled coupled to the body portion and movable relative to the body portion;
- a lock coupled to the body portion and operable between a lock position and an unlocked position, the lock, when in the lock position, impeding movement of the sled relative to the body portion;
- the sled including a guide portion;
- wherein the lock comprises:
- a slider passing through an opening in the body portion and engaging the sled when the lock is in the locked position;
- a button coupled to the slider;
- and
- a biasing element biasing the lock into the lock position and cooperating with the button to disengage the lock from the lock position upon depression of the button;
- wherein the slider includes a region sized to engage and retain a portion of the plate retainer assembly when the lock is in the lock position and having a region sized for clearance of the portion of the plate retainer assembly when the lock is in the unlocked position.
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A calcaneal plate inserter tool comprising:
- a body portion;
- a plate retainer assembly coupled to the body portion;
- a sled coupled to the body portion and movable relative to the body portion;
- a lock coupled to the body portion and operable between a lock position and an unlocked position, the lock, when in the lock position, impeding movement of the sled relative to the body portion;
- the sled including a guide portion;
- wherein the plate retainer assembly comprises:
- a sleeve coupled to the body portion;
- and
- a removable coupling drill guide having a threaded distal end, the coupling drill guide passing through the sleeve;
- wherein the coupling drill guide comprises an axial groove engaging a region of a slider of the lock when the lock is in the lock position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.