US 12,433,580 B1
Adjustable angle cervical spine distractor
Nicholas Szabo, Philadelphia, PA (US); Trevor Chan, Philadelphia, PA (US); and Joshua Robert Vogel, Pembroke Pines, FL (US)
Assigned to IvyTech Design LLC, Dover, DE (US)
Filed by IvyTech Design LLC, Dover, DE (US)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/740,669.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0206 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cervical distractor, comprising:
an elongated rigid member having a plane and an axis in the plane;
a plurality of arms supported by the elongated rigid member, at least one of the arms having an adjustable position along the axis of the elongated rigid member, and being lockable in position with respect to the elongated rigid member; and
a pin-holder on each arm, the pin holder being continuously deflectable over a range of inclinations comprising a leftward inclination, a rightward inclination, and a neutral inclination about a pivot by a mechanism which is lockable or frictionally engageable in an inclined position, and the mechanism being separated along the arm from the elongated rigid member by at least one hinge configured to angularly displace the pin holder about the at least one hinge from the plane, the at least one hinge being separate and distinct from the pivot.