Guide tools for installation of fixation devices
AssigneeWest Gen Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorsDonald A. WILLIAMS, George J. SIKORA
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Abstract
Guide tools for installation of fixation devices. At least one example embodiment includes: a delivery tube, the delivery tube defines a slot that runs from the distal end to the proximal end; a guide tube coupled to the delivery tube; and a handle coupled to the proximal end of the delivery tube and coupled to the proximal end of the guide tube. The handle may include a first channel into an interior of the delivery tube through the slot, and a receptacle in operational relationship to the delivery tube and the first channel.
Claims15
A tool for installation of bone anchors, comprising:
- a delivery tube defining a longitudinal central axis, a distal end, and a proximal end, the delivery tube defines a slot that extends from the distal end to the proximal end;
- a guide tube coupled to the delivery tube, the guide tube defining a longitudinal central axis, a distal end, and a proximal end;
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- a handle coupled to the proximal end of the delivery tube and coupled to the proximal end of the guide tube, the handle including a first channel into an interior of the delivery tube through the slot, and a receptacle in operational relationship to the delivery tube and the first channel.
A tool for installation of bone anchors, comprising:
- a delivery tube defining a longitudinal central axis, a distal end, and a proximal end, the delivery tube defines a slot extending from the distal end to the proximal end;
- a guide tube that defines a longitudinal central axis, the guide tube defines a distal end and a proximal end;
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- a handle coupled to the proximal end of the delivery tube and coupled to the proximal end of the guide tube, the handle comprising a receiving means for accepting an anchor cartridge and for accepting a drill guide cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.