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US 12,678,158 B2Granted
Bone staple system
AssigneeConcise Engineering, Inc.
InventorsJustin Bushko, Giuseppe Lombardo, Daniel Riveros
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Abstract
A bone staple system configured to secure one or more bone segments and related methods is provided.
Claims29
A bone staple system, comprising:
- an inserter assembly configured to deliver a staple into a fixation site, the inserter assembly having:
- a housing including a leading end, a trailing end opposite the leading end along a longitudinal axis;
- an end effector that is moveable along the longitudinal axis relative to the housing between a first position and a second position;
- a fulcrum fixed to the housing and that engages the end effector, wherein the fulcrum and the end effector are configured to hold the staple;
- a cam assembly coupled to the end effector, the cam assembly including cam members fixedly connected to one another, wherein at least two cam members are positioned eccentrically;
- and
- an actuator coupled to the cam assembly;
- wherein actuation of the actuator moves the end effector between the first position and the second position.
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An inserter assembly configured to deliver a staple into a fixation site, the inserter assembly comprising:
- a housing including a leading end, a trailing end opposite the leading end along a longitudinal axis;
- an end effector that is moveable along the longitudinal axis relative to the housing between a first position and a second position;
- a pin fixed to the housing and that engages the end effector, wherein the pin and the end effector are configured to secure the staple;
- a cam assembly coupled to the end effector, the cam assembly including cam members fixedly connected to one another, wherein at least two cam members are positioned eccentrically;
- an actuator coupled to the cam assembly;
- and
- wherein actuation of the actuator moves the end effector between the first position and the second position.
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A bone staple system, comprising:
- an inserter assembly configured to deliver a staple into a fixation site, the inserter assembly having:
- a housing including a leading end, a trailing end opposite the leading end along a longitudinal axis;
- an end effector that is moveable along the longitudinal axis relative to the housing between a first position and a second position;
- a fulcrum fixed to the housing and that engages the end effector, wherein the fulcrum and the end effector are configured to hold the staple;
- a cam assembly coupled to the end effector;
- and
- an actuator coupled to the cam assembly;
- wherein actuation of the actuator moves the end effector between the first position and the second position, wherein the end effector in the second position is configured to flex the staple such that a distance between legs of the staple remains constant for insertion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.