Biomaterial dispensing device
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsRyan Agard, Sean Suh, Damien O'Halloran, Michael Moretti, Mark Weiman, Chad Glerum
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Abstract
A device for dispensing biomaterial includes a handle configured to receive a syringe, the syringe including a biomaterial and a threaded plunger, and an engagement pin retained within the handle and slidable between a first position and a second position. The engagement pin is configured to engage the threaded plunger in the first position, the engagement pin is further configured to disengage from the threaded plunger in the second position.
Claims15
A device for dispensing biomaterial, the device comprising:
- a handle having a first longitudinal axis configured to receive a syringe, the syringe having a second longitudinal axis comprising a biomaterial and a threaded plunger;
- an engagement pin retained within the handle and slidable between a first position and a second position along a third axis, the engagement pin configured to engage the threaded plunger in the first position;
- the engagement pin further configured to disengage from the threaded plunger in the second position;
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- a hole in the handle, the hole configured to hold the engagement pin, the hole located so as to permit a user of the device to ergonomically slide the engagement pin between the first position and the second position,
- wherein the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are generally perpendicular, and
- wherein the third axis is generally perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis.
A device for dispensing biomaterial, the device comprising:
- a handle configured to receive a syringe, the syringe comprising a biomaterial and a threaded plunger;
- an engagement pin retained within the handle and slidable between a first position and a second position, the engagement pin configured to engage the threaded plunger in the first position;
- the engagement pin further configured to disengage from the threaded plunger in the second position;
- a lid pin located in a side of the lid and configured to fit into a corresponding hole in the handle, thereby retaining the lid in the closed position;
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- a lid spring configured to press the lid in a direction substantially parallel to the lid pin axis, the spring further configured to retain the lid pin in its corresponding hole until released by a user of the device.
A device for dispensing bone cement, the device comprising:
- a handle having a first longitudinal axis configured to receive a syringe, the syringe having a second longitudinal axis comprising a biomaterial and a threaded plunger;
- an engagement mechanism contained within the handle and having a first position and a second position, the engagement mechanism configured to engage the threaded plunger in the first position;
- the engagement mechanism further configured to disengage from the threaded plunger in the second position;
- a locking mechanism configured to releasably lock the engagement mechanism in the first position;
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- a release button configured to disengage the locking mechanism, thereby releasing the engagement mechanism from the first position, the release button located so as to permit a user of the device to ergonomically disengage the locking mechanism,
- wherein the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are generally perpendicular, and
- wherein the engagement mechanism is movable from the first position to the second position along a third axis, the third axis is generally perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.