Instrument for delivery of implant

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7559941
APP PUB NO 20040267304A1
SERIAL NO

10742020

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A surgical instrument has a main shaft underlying a slide member. The slide member is movable in a proximal-distal direction. The distal end of the slide member has an open position and a closed position. The closed position is spaced from the open position in the proximal-distal direction. There is a gap between the distal end of the slide member and the distal end of the main shaft when the instrument is in the open position. The gap is smaller when the instrument is in the closed position. An implant can be received in the gap and delivered to a damaged tissue site using the instrument. An implant protector can be used when delivering the implant with the instrument. A pivotable implant cover can be used to protect the implant instead of the slide member.

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  • DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clarke, Rhonda B Winona Lake , US 2 592
Day, Carolyn K Maumee , US 3 860
Jacobs, Andrew M Fort Wayne , US 16 1138
Kemppainen, John W Richland , US 4 1266
Malaviya, Prasanna Ft. Wayne , US 74 24865
McAdams, Danny E Ft. Wayne , US 8 1015
Schwartz, Herbert E Ft. Wayne , US 62 10583
Zannis, Anthony D Fort Wayne , US 23 2371

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