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US 12,685,576 B2Granted
Compression/reduction drivers for performing surgical methods
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsPaul Fein, Thomas Anstead
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Abstract
Compression/reduction drivers are provided for performing surgical methods. Exemplary surgical methods that may be performed using the compression/reduction drivers described herein include, but are not limited to, arthrodesis procedures (i.e., bone fusion procedures), fracture fixation procedures, etc. The compression/reduction drivers are configured to simultaneously and independently apply a force against a bone segment and drive a fixation device into the bone segment.
Claims20
A surgical method, comprising:
- preparing a first pilot hole in a first bone segment;
- preparing a second pilot hole in a second bone segment, wherein a gap extends between the first bone segment and the second bone segment;
- advancing a fixation device into the first pilot hole with a compression/reduction driver, the compression/reduction driver including a compression sleeve and a spring that biases the compression sleeve toward the first bone segment,
- wherein advancing the fixation device includes simultaneously applying a rotational driving force to the fixation device and applying a force against the first bone segment with the compression sleeve of the compression/reduction driver,
- wherein applying the force reduces the gap to position the first bone segment in abutting contact with the second bone segment;
- and
- advancing the fixation device into the second pilot hole while maintaining the force against the first bone segment.
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A surgical method, comprising:
- during insertion of a fixation device into a first bone segment and a second bone segment, simultaneously (a) applying a force against the first bone segment with a compression sleeve of a compression/reduction driver, the compression/reduction driver including a spring that biases the compression sleeve toward the first bone segment;
- and (b) driving the fixation device into the first bone segment and the second bone segment with a drive shaft of the compression/reduction driver.
A surgical method, comprising:
- engaging a fixation device with a compression/reduction driver, wherein the compression/reduction driver includes a handle, a compression sleeve, and a spring configured to bias the compression sleeve toward a bone segment;
- inserting the fixation device into the bone segment by rotating the handle to apply a rotational driving force to the fixation device;
- and
- during the inserting, applying a distal force to the handle to cause a bone engaging surface of the compression sleeve to engage the bone segment under a biasing force imparted by the spring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.