US 12,433,647 B2
Bi-planar persuader
Christopher Hutchens, Granite Bay, CA (US)
Assigned to DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed by DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/735,602.
Application 17/735,602 is a continuation of application No. 16/538,170, filed on Aug. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,344,340.
Application 16/538,170 is a continuation of application No. 15/338,661, filed on Oct. 31, 2016, granted, now 10,376,294, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 15/338,661 is a continuation of application No. 13/592,526, filed on Aug. 23, 2012, granted, now 9,480,505, issued on Nov. 1, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0401135 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7091 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7085 (2013.01); A61B 17/7086 (2013.01); A61B 17/7088 (2013.01); A61B 2017/567 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical device adapted to be secured to a screw, comprising:
an implant holder that includes a holding sleeve and a securing foot pivotally attached to a distal end of the holding sleeve, the holding sleeve defining a threaded opening at a proximal end thereof that receives a stem, wherein rotation of the stem in the threaded opening drives the securing foot between a first position and a second position; and
a rod hook moveable in both a first direction and a second direction different than the first direction, whereby movement of the rod hook in the first and second directions is configured to cause the rod hook to urge a spine rod into the screw,
wherein a portion of the securing foot engaging the screw has a known geometry and is complementary to a known geometry of the screw, and
wherein the securing foot is engaged to the screw when in the second position and is disengaged from the screw when in the first position.