US 11,839,553 B2
Locking grip orthopedic implant extraction tool
Zachary Robert Sweitzer, Keyport, NJ (US)
Assigned to Shukla Medical, St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Filed by Shukla Medical, St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/301,963.
Application 17/301,963 is a continuation of application No. 16/110,311, filed on Aug. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,987,231.
Application 16/110,311 is a continuation of application No. 15/058,830, filed on Mar. 2, 2016, granted, now 10,085,852, issued on Oct. 2, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/135,793, filed on Mar. 20, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0307931 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/461 (2013.01) [A61F 2002/30476 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30537 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4619 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4622 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4681 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
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1. An extraction tool for orthopedic implants comprising:
a first handle having a first jaw at a distal end of the first handle, wherein the first jaw has a first width defining a first implant engaging surface;
a second handle pivotally coupled to the first handle about a fulcrum adjacent a distal end of the first and second handles, the second handle having a second jaw extending from a distal end of the second handle, wherein the second jaw has a second width greater than the first width defining a second implant engaging surface; and
a connection rod extending from the first handle, wherein a longitudinal axis of the connection rod is substantially aligned with the fulcrum.