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US 2017/0290680 A1Published application
Surgical insertion instruments
AssigneeHowmedica Osteonics Corp.
InventorsFrank Pinal, Bryan D. Milz, Dan Boljonis, Collin Desens
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Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a shaft having a distal end connectable with an implant, and a handle connected to a proximal end of the shaft. The instrument defines an internal fluid channel through which a fluid can be passed. A kit includes the instrument and a spinal implant that is expandable through the introduction of the fluid therein. A method of using the instrument includes passing a fluid through an internal fluid channel defined by the instrument and toward the implant.
Claims20
A surgical instrument comprising:
- a shaft having a distal end connectable with an implant;
- and
- a handle connected to a proximal end of the shaft,
- wherein the instrument defines an internal fluid channel through which a fluid can be passed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.