US 11,992,227 B2
Handheld devices for use in medical procedures
Tomas Matusaitis, Chicago, IL (US); Kenneth Hoos, Chicago, IL (US); Christopher Wilson, Chicago, IL (US); Robert F. Rioux, Ashland, MA (US); Nitin Khanna, Chicago, IL (US); Frank Phillips, Chicago, IL (US); Jim A. Youssef, Durango, CO (US); Aniruddha Raina, Troy, MI (US); Antonio Belton, Chicago, IL (US); Quinn J. Kesser, Boulder, CO (US); Liad Marom, Boulder, CO (US); Michael Brown, Golder, CO (US); Allison P. Zadravecz, Boulder, CO (US); Nathan H. White, Longmont, CO (US); James A. Gilbert, Boulder, CO (US); David Jon Farrell, Loveland, CO (US); Christopher Pouzou, Fort Collins, CO (US); and Patricia Black, Luisville, CO (US)
Assigned to EDGE SURGICAL, INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by EDGE SURGICAL, INC., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/170,491.
Application 17/170,491 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/292,955, filed on Mar. 5, 2019, granted, now 10,912,483.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/638,605, filed on Mar. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0219993 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/1633 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00565 (2013.01); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02)] 19 Claims
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1. A device for a bone implant fixation procedure, the device comprising:
an awl-tap member comprising an electrically conductive body having a cannulated portion extending therethrough, and a placement wire comprising a distal tip for penetrating bone, wherein at least a portion of the placement wire is configured to be received within the cannulated portion of the electrically conductive body, wherein the awl-tap member is configured to deliver electrical current to the bone and the electrical current is used for the determination of the presence of a nerve adjacent or in proximity to one or more portions of the awl-tap member;
a depth sleeve member comprising an elongate body including a lumen extending therethrough and having a distal end, wherein at least a portion of the awl-tap member is received within the lumen and wherein the depth sleeve member and awl-tap member are configured to move independent of one another; and
a sensor operably associated with the depth sleeve member and configured to detect movement of the depth sleeve member relative to the awl-tap member and to generate an electronic signal indicative of a depth of a hole created by the awl-tap member based on the detected movement.