Spinal implant insertion tool
AssigneeJWD Products, LLC
InventorJill Donaldson
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Abstract
A spinal implant insertion tool includes a handle portion formed by the proximal ends of a first prong and second prong and an attachment portion formed by the distal ends of the first prong and the second prong. The spinal implant insertion tool also includes a hinged portion positioned between the handle portion and the attachment portion where the first and second prongs are coupled by a hinge. A first attachment section includes first connectors for holding a spinal plate. A second attachment portion includes second connectors for holding a spinal cage. The first prong includes an oblique portion so that it is nonlinear, while the second prong is linear, so that the hinge is offset from the spinal cage and spinal plate held by the spinal implant insertion tool.
Claims20
A spinal implant insertion tool comprising:
- a handle portion formed by a proximal end of a first prong and a proximal end of a second prong;
- an attachment portion formed by a distal end of said first prong and a distal end of said second prong;
- a hinged portion positioned between said handle portion and said attachment portion, wherein said first prong and said second prong are coupled by a hinge in said hinged portion;
- a first attachment section of said attachment portion including first connectors configured to hold a spinal plate, wherein one of said first connectors is positioned on said first prong and another of said first connectors is positioned on said second prong;
- a second attachment section of said attachment portion including second connectors configured to hold a spinal cage, wherein one of said second connectors is positioned on said first prong and another of said second connectors is positioned on said second prong;
- wherein said first prong is nonlinear;
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- wherein said second prong is linear.
A spinal implant insertion tool comprising:
- a handle portion formed by a proximal end of a first prong and a proximal end of a second prong;
- an attachment portion formed by a distal end of said first prong and a distal end of said second prong;
- a hinged portion positioned between said handle portion and said attachment portion, wherein said first prong and said second prong are coupled by a hinge in said hinged portion;
- a first attachment section of said attachment portion including first connectors configured to hold a spinal plate, wherein one of said first connectors is positioned on said first prong and another of said first connectors is positioned on said second prong;
- a second attachment section of said attachment portion including second connectors configured to hold a spinal cage, wherein one of said second connectors is positioned on said first prong and another of said second connectors is positioned on said second prong;
- a hinge axis defined along said second prong and through said hinge;
- a spinal implant axis defined through a center of the spinal plate and a center of the spinal cage when the spinal plate is held in said first attachment section and the spinal cage is held in said second attachment section;
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- wherein said hinge axis and said spinal implant axis are spaced from each other so that said hinge axis is offset from said spinal implant axis.
A spinal implant insertion tool comprising:
- a handle portion formed by a proximal end of a first prong and a proximal end of a second prong;
- an attachment portion formed by a distal end of said first prong and a distal end of said second prong;
- a first attachment section of said attachment portion including first connectors configured to hold a spinal plate, wherein one of said first connectors is positioned on said first prong and another of said first connectors is positioned on said second prong;
- a second attachment section of said attachment portion including second connectors configured to hold a spinal cage, wherein one of said second connectors is positioned on said first prong and another of said second connectors is positioned on said second prong;
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- wherein said first attachment section is configured to simultaneously hold the spinal plate as said second attachment section holds said spinal cage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.