US 11,871,920 B2
Guide tools for installation of fixation devices
Donald A. Williams, Plainview, TX (US); and George J. Sikora, Bridgewater, MA (US)
Assigned to West Gen Technologies, L.L.C., Plainview, TX (US)
Filed by WEST GEN TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C., Plainview, TX (US)
Filed on May 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/314,586.
Application 17/314,586 is a continuation of application No. 16/430,126, filed on Jun. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,013,509.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/680,227, filed on Jun. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0259677 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/1714 (2013.01); A61B 17/1796 (2013.01); A61B 17/8875 (2013.01); A61B 17/8883 (2013.01); A61F 2/0805 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00986 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00991 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0427 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0446 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0888 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0894 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tool for installation of bone anchors, comprising:
a delivery tube defining a longitudinal central axis, a distal end, and a proximal end, the delivery tube defines a slot that extends from the distal end to the proximal end;
a guide tube coupled to the delivery tube, the guide tube defining a longitudinal central axis, a distal end, and a proximal end; and
a handle coupled to the proximal end of the delivery tube and coupled to the proximal end of the guide tube, the handle including a first channel into an interior of the delivery tube through the slot, and a receptacle in operational relationship to the delivery tube and the first channel.