Surgical implant inserter compressor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8998906-B2
Application number	US-201213544311-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2012
Priority date	Jul 9, 2012
Publication date	Apr 7, 2015
Grant date	Apr 7, 2015

Abstract

A surgical implant inserter compressor is shown having a plurality of jaws and is adapted to permit at least one or both jaws to move generally parallel with respect to each other or move along an axis wherein the jaws remain in a plane that is generally perpendicular to that axis. The surgical implant inserter compressor is adapted for implanting at least one or a plurality of plates onto a pair of spinous processes and is adapted to distribute the clamping force with which the implants engage the spinous processes. The surgical implant inserter compressor may be adapted to permit one or both jaws to float or pivot to accommodate different anatomical structures, such as spinous processes that are not aligned, are of different sizes or shape and the like. An optional tool guide for guiding a tool to drive a lock to lock the plates together is also shown.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A surgical implant inserter compressor for use with a surgical implant comprising at least a first plate and a second plate comprising:
a first clamp having a first handle;
a second clamp having a second handle pivotally coupled to said first handle at a fulcrum, at least one of said first clamp or said second clamp for holding at least a portion of said surgical implant; and
a coupling for coupling said first and second handles to said first and second…

Assignees

• Kirschman David Louis
• X Spine Systems Inc

Inventors

• Kirschman David Louis

Classifications

• A61B17/8872

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B17/7068

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B17/808 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B17/70

  Human Necessities · mapped topic