US 11,986,228 B2
Surgical injection system and method
Jonathan M. Dewey, Memphis, TN (US); Anthony J. Melkent, Germantown, TN (US); William D. Armstrong, Memphis, TN (US); and Daniel A. Shimko, Memphis, TN (US)
Assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on May 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/333,824.
Application 17/333,824 is a division of application No. 15/076,096, filed on Mar. 21, 2016, granted, now 11,020,160.
Prior Publication US 2021/0282825 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01); A61M 5/145 (2006.01); A61M 5/19 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8825 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61B 17/3472 (2013.01); A61B 17/8805 (2013.01); A61B 17/8811 (2013.01); A61B 17/8816 (2013.01); A61B 17/8819 (2013.01); A61B 17/8822 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61M 5/1407 (2013.01); A61M 5/145 (2013.01); A61M 5/19 (2013.01); A61B 2017/8838 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A surgical injection device comprising:
at least one tubular element defining a passageway configured for disposal of a selected volume of an agent and an evacuator disposed within the passageway;
a first plunger engageable with the agent; and
an actuator comprising a second plunger engageable with the evacuator to entirely expel the selected volume of the agent from the passageway to a selected site, wherein the evacuator includes a stopper configured for axial translation relative to the at least one tubular element, wherein the stopper is implantable with the selected site.