Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1999-02-02
2000-03-28
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606103, 433 3, A61B 1756
Patent
active
060425857
ABSTRACT:
A wire driver collet mechanism for selectively enabling the repositioning of a wire within a wire driver. The adjustable collet mechanism enables the wire to be repositioned under its own weight so that a user is not required to grasp the wire, thereby enabling one-handed operation of the wire driver. A method of adjusting a wire within a wire driver utilizes the steps of positioning the tip of a wire against a surface and allowing the wire to move under its own weight while moving the wire driver to position the wire as desired. The release of the wire is under the control of the hand holding the wire driver.
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Buiz Michael
Linvatec Corporation
Warzecha Gene
Woo Julian W.
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