US 12,127,954 B2
Implant removal tool
Todd Moseley, Olathe, KS (US); Adam Frock, Lenexa, KS (US); and Melissa Frock, Lenexa, KS (US)
Assigned to Spinal Simplicity, LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by Spinal Simplicity, LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on May 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/313,528.
Application 18/313,528 is a continuation of application No. 17/825,939, filed on May 26, 2022, granted, now 11,679,005.
Prior Publication US 2023/0380991 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4611 (2013.01) [A61F 2002/4619 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical tool for inserting or removing a surgical implant, comprising:
a handle comprising a handle distal end and a handle proximal end; and
a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft comprising:
a shaft proximal end for coupling the shaft to a surgical instrument; and
a shaft distal end extending from the handle distal end, the shaft distal end comprising:
a first bore along a longitudinal axis, comprising:
a proximal region having an internal threaded wall configured to receive a threaded shaft of the surgical implant, the proximal region defining a first diameter;
a distal region; and
an intermediate region between the proximal region and the distal region, the intermediate region defining a second diameter, at least two curved tabs disposed in the distal region, each of the at least two curved tabs extending radially into the first bore and having a blunt distal end,
wherein each of the least two curved tabs is configured to engage a collar at a proximal face of the surgical implant.