Tool for bone implant

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11628005-B2
Application number	US-202017110759-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2020
Priority date	Dec 3, 2020
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

Abstract

A tool for a bone implant includes a rod and an adaptor. The rod includes a coupling portion having a through-hole. The rod further includes a measuring arm connected to the coupling portion and a force applying arm connected to the coupling portion. The measuring arm includes a first extension section having a first indicator portion, and the force applying arm includes a second extension section having a second indicator portion. The force applying arm is elastically deformable away from the measuring arm to displace the second extension section relative to the first extension section. The adaptor is coupled in the through-hole and includes an outer ring and an inner ring. The outer ring is rotatable relative to the inner ring in a single direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tool for a bone implant, comprising:
a rod including a coupling portion having a through-hole, wherein the rod further includes a measuring arm connected to the coupling portion and a force applying arm connected to the coupling portion, wherein the measuring arm includes a first extension section having a first indicator portion, wherein the force applying arm includes a second extension section having a second indicator portion, and wherein the force applying arm is elastically deformable away from the measuring arm to displace the second extension section relative to the first extension section; and
an adaptor including an outer ring and an inner ring, wherein each of two open ends at upper and lower sides of the outer ring has an annular ledge, wherein the inner ring is elastically deformable relative to the outer ring to permit the inner ring to be disposed between the annular ledges, wherein the outer ring is coupled in the through-hole of the rod, wherein the outer ring includes an outer periphery having a plurality of first toothed structures, wherein an inner periphery of the through-hole of the rod does not match with the plurality of first toothed structures to reduce a contact area between the outer periphery of the outer ring and the inner periphery of the through-hole, wherein the inner ring includes an inner periphery having a plurality of second toothed structures, and wherein the outer ring is rotatable relative to the inner ring in a single direction.

2. The tool for the bone implant as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rod is made of a titanium alloy.

3. The tool for the bone implant as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the titanium alloy is Ti 6 Al 4 V.

4. The tool for the bone implant as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the coupling portion includes an expansion gap having an open end intercommunicating with the through-hole, and wherein the expansion gap extends in the coupling portion to form a closed end.

5. The tool for the bone implant as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the expansion gap extends in the coupling portion along a circular path.

6. The tool for the bone implant as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the measuring arm and the force applying arm are disconnected from each other and are connected to the coupling portion in parallel.

7. The tool for the bone implant as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the measuring arm includes a housing having an opening, and wherein the second extension extends into the housing via the opening.

8. The tool for the bone implant as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tool has a first width at a junction between the force applying arm and the coupling portion, and wherein the first width is smaller than a maximum second width of the coupling portion.

9. The tool for the bone implant as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer ring includes an inner periphery having at least one unidirectional tooth, wherein the inner ring includes an outer periphery having a plurality of ratchet teeth, and wherein the outer ring is capable of driving the inner ring to rotate in the single direction only.

Assignees

• Metal Ind Res & Dev Ct

Inventors

• Tsai Tung-Lin
• Tseng Chun-Chieh
• Chen Chun-Ming
• Wang Yue-Jun
• Wang Hsin-Fei
• Wang Pei-Hua

Classifications

• A61B17/8891

  at its periphery · CPC title

• A61B2090/0807

  Indication means · CPC title

• A61B90/06

  Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• A61B17/8875 Primary

  Screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches · CPC title

• A61B17/8883 Primary

  the driver bit acting on the periphery of the screw head · CPC title