CPC A61B 17/7083 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7074 (2013.01); A61B 17/7076 (2013.01); A61B 17/7082 (2013.01); A61B 17/7091 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
1. A method of securing an implant to a surgical instrument, comprising:
aligning a unilateral locking mechanism of the surgical instrument with a unilateral portion of the implant;
inserting the unilateral locking mechanism onto the unilateral portion of the implant until a distal-facing bearing surface of the unilateral locking mechanism engages a counterpart proximal-facing bearing surface of the unilateral portion of the implant; and
controlling longitudinal movement of a clasp of the unilateral locking mechanism such that a proximal-facing bearing surface of the clasp engages a counterpart distal-facing bearing surface of the unilateral portion of the implant.
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