Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Microfracture pick systems and associated surgical methods
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Application No.: US17345013Application Date: 2021-06-11
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Publication No.: US12023043B2Publication Date: 2024-07-02
- Inventor: Darren W. Thomsen , Zachary Day , Thomas O. Clanton
- Applicant: ARTHREX, INC.
- Applicant Address: US FL Naples
- Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
- Current Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Naples
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B17/16
- IPC: A61B17/16 ; A61B17/92

Abstract:
Exemplary microfracture pick systems may include a microfracture pick, a strike plate, and a punch extension. The strike plate may be secured to a handle of the microfracture pick, and the punch extension is connectable to the strike plate. The punch extension is configured to apply an “off-axis” impact force to the microfracture pick. The “off-axis” impact force is generally aligned with an axis of a strike tip of the microfracture pick, thereby substantially preventing the strike tip from skiving across a bone surface during surgical uses.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210386432A1 MICROFRACTURE PICK SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL METHODS Public/Granted day:2021-12-16
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