Insertion tool for intervertebral insert
AssigneeSpinal Generations, LLC
InventorPatrick J. Sweeney
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Abstract
A tool for insertion of an intervertebral insert into an intervertebral space is provided. The tool includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the shaft is configured to be coupled to the intervertebral insert. The tool includes a tapered section located at the distal end of the shaft, the tapered section tapering toward the longitudinal axis of the shaft and away from the proximal end of the shaft. The tool further includes a recess formed in the tapered section, the recess configured to receive the intervertebral insert such that at least a portion of the intervertebral insert is located within the recess when the intervertebral insert is coupled to the shaft.
Claims19
A tool for insertion of an intervertebral insert into an intervertebral space, the tool comprising:
- a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the shaft configured to be coupled to the intervertebral insert;
- a tapered section located at the distal end of the shaft, the tapered section tapering toward the longitudinal axis of the shaft and away from the proximal end of the shaft;
- a recess formed in the tapered section, the recess configured to receive the intervertebral insert such that at least a portion of the intervertebral insert is located within the recess when the intervertebral insert is coupled to the shaft, and
- an internal channel extending longitudinally within the shaft to provide a fluid delivery path from an opening at the proximal end to an exterior of the tool near the distal end.
A tool for insertion of an intervertebral insert into an intervertebral space, the tool comprising:
- a proximal end;
- a distal end;
- a structure at the distal end configured to be coupled to the insert, wherein the structure comprises a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm each including an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a first opening located near the proximal end of the tool;
- a second opening located near the distal end of the tool, wherein the second opening is located along the outer surface of the first arm near the distal end of the tool;
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- a passage extending between the first opening and the second opening, the first opening, the passage and the second opening providing a fluid delivery path from the proximal end to the exterior of the tool near the distal end;
- wherein the outer surfaces of the first and second arms are tapered such that the distance between the outer surfaces decreases as the distance from the proximal end increases.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.