Pin engagement device relating to guided placement in a surgical procedure
OwnerGreggory Joseph DiLauri, Brandon Scott Dickermaninventors
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Abstract
A device configured to engage and hold a structure (e.g., pin) to be inserted in a hole or opening of a target structure (e.g., a surgical guide) during a surgical procedure (e.g. a dental implant procedure). The device can include a first arm having a first arm end portion with a first groove. The device includes a second arm coupled to the first arm, the second arm including a second arm end portion with a second groove. The device can be transitioned between an open position and a closed position, In the closed position, the first groove of the first end portion and the second groove of the second end portion form an enclosure to securely engage at least a portion of a pin.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a first arm comprising a first arm end portion comprising a first groove;
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- a second arm coupled to the first arm, the second arm comprising a second arm end portion comprising a second groove,
- wherein the device is configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, and wherein, in the closed position, the first groove of the first end portion and the second groove of the second end portion form an enclosure to securely engage at least a portion of a pin.
The device of 1, wherein the first groove comprises a first curved surface and the second groove comprises a second curved surface.
A device comprising:
- a first arm comprising a first arm end portion comprising a first groove;
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- a second arm coupled to the first arm, the second arm comprising a second arm end portion comprising a second groove comprising a first recess portion and a second recess portion,
- wherein the device is configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, and wherein, in the closed position, the first groove of the first arm end portion and the second groove of the second arm end portion form an enclosure to securely engage a head portion of a pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.