PEDICLE SCREW DRIVER
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United States of America Patent
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Issued Date -
Aug 21, 2008
app pub date -
Feb 11, 2008
filing date -
Feb 12, 2007
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Abstract
A surgical driver includes an elongated drive shaft engageable with a surgical bone anchor in torque transmitting relationship, a locking sleeve, and a sleeve locking member. The locking sleeve is mounted to the drive shaft and is engageable with the head of surgical bone anchor. The sleeve locking member is mounted for relative motion between a first position in which it is simultaneously engaged with both the drive shaft and the locking sleeve in rotationally fixed relationship and a second position in which it is disengaged from the rotationally fixed relationship with at least one of the drive shaft and locking sleeve.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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THEKEN SPINE LLC | 1153 MEDINA ROAD MEDINA OH 44256 |
International Classification(s)

- 2008 Application Filing Year
- B21J Class
- 90 Applications Filed
- 54 Patents Issued To-Date
- 60 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Castro, Michael | Uxbridge, MA | 16 | 2936 |
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 2936 | |||
Shores, Rex | Norfolk, MA | 2 | 132 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 132 | |||
Spitler, James | Plano, TX | 25 | 3734 |
# of filed Patents : 25 Total Citations : 3734 |
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Patent Citation Ranking
- 111 Citation Count
- B21J Class
- 95 % this patent is cited more than
- 17 Age
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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