US 12,458,510 B2
Bone graft delivery system and method for use in spinal and orthopedic surgery
Ashish Diwan, Kogarah (AU)
Filed by Ashish Diwan, Kogarah (AU)
Filed on May 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/202,618.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/402,998, filed on Sep. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0074875 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4601 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8825 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bone graft material delivery system comprising:
a drive shaft;
a drive shaft holder, wherein the drive shaft is retained within the drive shaft holder;
a barrel holder, wherein the barrel holder is removably connected to the drive shaft holder, wherein the barrel holder further comprises;
a barrel base,
a first barrel opening located in the barrel base,
a plurality of threaded barrel holder extensions located adjacent to the barrel base such that the first barrel opening is located between the plurality of threaded barrel holder extensions, and
a second barrel opening located on the barrel holder;
a barrel assembly, wherein the barrel assembly is removably retained within the barrel holder, wherein the barrel assembly contains an amount of a bone graft material, and wherein the barrel assembly further comprises;
a base having a plurality of base openings,
a plurality of barrels having first and second ends, wherein the first ends of each barrel are connected to one of the plurality of base openings, and
a barrel connector having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the barrel connector is connected to the second ends of each barrel and wherein the second end of the barrel connector is threaded; and
a delivery tube assembly, wherein the delivery tube assembly is removably connected to the barrel assembly, wherein the delivery tube assembly is configured to deliver the bone graft material to a surgical site through the delivery tube assembly, and wherein the delivery tube assembly further comprises;
a delivery tube base having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the delivery tube base is removably connected to the threaded barrel connector,
a delivery tube extension having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the delivery tube extension is connected to the second end of the delivery tube base,
an injector needle connector connected to the second end of the delivery tube extension, and
an injector needle removably retained within the injector needle connector.