US 12,138,180 B2
Interfixated vertebral body replacement and insertion methods
Byron Riemhofer, San Diego, CA (US); Thomas Sweeney, San Diego, CA (US); James Lee, San Diego, CA (US); and Scott Lish, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/931,575.
Application 17/931,575 is a continuation of application No. 16/995,602, filed on Aug. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,517,451.
Application 16/995,602 is a continuation of application No. 15/395,792, filed on Dec. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,786,368, issued on Sep. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/273,445, filed on Dec. 31, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/273,443, filed on Dec. 31, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/273,377, filed on Dec. 30, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0040659 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4611 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/8872 (2013.01); A61B 17/8877 (2013.01); A61B 17/8891 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0812 (2016.02); A61F 2002/30266 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4687 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A driver for implanting a bone screw, the driver comprising:
a shaft extending between a distal end and a proximal end;
a handle coupled to the shaft at the proximal end; and
a visual, audio, and touch (VAT) mechanism positioned between the proximal end and the distal end of the shaft, wherein the VAT mechanism is configured to indicate when the bone screw is set in a bone,
an internal spline having a plurality of longitudinal grooves arranged around a circumference of the driver;
a sleeve spring disposed over the internal spline; and
a sleeve disposed over the sleeve spring, wherein the sleeve is configured to rotate about the driver and to translate between the proximal end and the distal end.