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US 12672866 · App. 18/671,198 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Syndesmosis device inserter

Inventors: Robert Michael Carlo, III (Lakeland, TN); Vinay D. Patel (Memphis, TN)
Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
A61B17/0401A61B17/683A61B2017/0404A61B2017/0409
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12672866
App. No.
18/671,198
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A syndesmosis device inserter system includes a handle; a pusher assembly fit with the handle and including a body, a tube that is cannulated, and a rod fit into the tube; and a suture secured at a first end to a first half of the handle, threaded through a lateral button located in a groove of the handle and a medial button located at an end of the tube, and secured at a second end to a second half of the handle.

Claims (16)

1 . A syndesmosis device inserter system comprising:

a handle;

a pusher assembly fit with the handle and including a body, a tube that is cannulated, and a rod attached to the body and fit into the tube; and

a suture secured at a first end to a first half of the handle, threaded through a lateral button located in a groove of the handle and a medial button located at an end of the tube, and secured at a second end to a second half of the handle, wherein the handle is configured such that the first half and the second half are rotatable relative to each other to separate the two halves and release the lateral button from the groove of the handle.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a locking button to lock and unlock the pusher assembly from the handle.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein

in a locked state, the locking button prevents the pusher assembly from moving with respect to the handle, and

in an unlocked state, the locking button permits the pusher assembly to move with respect to the handle and push the medial button away from the tube.

4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein in an unlocked state, the body is configured to move with respect to the handle to force the rod down the tube and push the medial button from the tube.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first half and the second half are identical.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the medial button is oblong and secured into a notch of the tube in an axial alignment.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first half and the second half are configured to provide tension to pull the first end and the second end.

8 . A syndesmosis device inserter system comprising:

a handle;

a pusher assembly fit with the handle and including a body, a tube that is cannulated, and a rod attached to the body and fit into the tube wherein the body includes an extending portion that includes two release tabs and a claw configured to couple to a retainer attached to the rod; and

a suture secured at a first end to a first half of the handle, threaded through a lateral button located in a groove of the handle and a medial button located at an end of the tube, and secured at a second end to a second half of the handle.