US 11,832,864 B1
Orthopedic implants and tools
Gregory Paul Kolovich, Savannah, GA (US); and Arden Joseph Hadwin, Jr., Savannah, GA (US)
Assigned to OC Medical Devices, LLC, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed by OC Medical Devices, LLC, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/299,316.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8875 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7283 (2013.01); A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61B 17/8861 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0092 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tool for use with an orthopedic wire and an orthopedic implant selected from a plurality of orthopedic implants that vary in diameter and/or length, the surgical tool comprising:
a shaft having a distal end and a shaft passage extending therethrough;
a first implant sizing surface located on the shaft, wherein an outer dimension of the first implant sizing surface is greater than an outer diameter of the shaft and corresponds to a desired diameter of the orthopedic implant, and wherein the shaft and the first implant sizing surface are radiopaque; and
a handle having a handle passage extending therethrough and a plurality of length markers identifiable from an exterior of the handle, such that when the orthopedic wire is within the handle passage and extends out of the distal end through the shaft passage, a length marker from one of the plurality of length markers that is adjacent to a proximal end of the orthopedic wire permits identification of a desired length of the orthopedic implant.