Surgical staple implant kit
An apparatus and a method are provided for a sterile staple implant kit that a surgeon may unpack and utilize during a surgery. The staple implant kit comprises a group of complementary surgery-specific instruments that are packaged in a sterile state. An instrument tray is configured to preserve the instruments in the sterile state until the staple implant kit is opened during the surgery. The instrument tray is configured to provide the surgeon with easy access to the instruments during the surgery. The staple implant kit comprises at least a staple inserter and a surgical staple suitable for being implanted in parallel holes drilled across a bone fusion or fixation site of a patient. The surgical staple preferably is loaded in a relaxed configuration into the staple inserter. A staple retention clip retains the surgical staple in the staple inserter until the staple is distracted during the surgery.
1 . A sterile staple implant kit, comprising:
a surgical staple for fixating osteotomies;
a staple inserter for implanting the surgical staple wherein the staple inserter comprises a first grip, a second grip, a driver, and a body supporting a distal force applicator configured to hold the surgical staple;
a staple retention clip coupled to retain the surgical staple to the distal force applicator; the staple retention clip configured to be removed from the distal force applicator during or after distracting the surgical staple prior to being implanted into a bone of a patient;
the staple loaded into the staple inserter in the relaxed configuration before being distracted during implantation at a bone fixation or fusion site of a patient; and
a group of complementary instruments packaged in a sterile state.
2 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 1 , further comprising an instrument tray configured to preserve the instruments in the sterile state and provide easy access to the instruments during the surgery.
3 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 1 , wherein the surgical staple is loaded into the staple inserter in a relaxed configuration of the surgical staple.
4 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 1 , wherein the group of instruments includes any one or more of the staple inserter, the surgical staple, a bone drill, a drill guide, a locator pin, and a tamp.
5 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 4 , wherein the group of instruments includes any one or more of a drill sizer, forceps, a staple removal tool, a drill depth stop, a fusion bone plate, bone plate fasteners, compression screws, or any combination thereof.
6 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 4 , wherein the drill guide is configured to guide directly drilling parallel holes across a bone fusion or fixation site of a patient.
7 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 6 , wherein the drill guide includes a first sleeve and a second sleeve that respectively correspond to a first leg and a second leg of the surgical staple in a distracted configuration.
8 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 7 , wherein the first sleeve and the second sleeve are configured to guide a bone drill during drilling the parallel holes.
9 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 1 , wherein the staple inserter comprises a body supporting a distal force applicator that is mechanically coupled with a proximal handle.
10 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 9 , wherein the distal force applicator is configured to distract the surgical staple when the proximal handle is rotated in a clockwise direction.
11 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 10 , wherein the distal force applicator includes a driver that moves relative to a crown of the surgical staple when the proximal handle rotates.
12 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 11 , wherein the proximal handle is mechanically coupled with the driver by way of a shaft that extends through the body.
13 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 12 , wherein the shaft includes a threaded portion that rotatably engages with threads disposed within a hole extending through the body.
14 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 11 , wherein the driver comprises a distal extension of the shaft and has a narrower diameter than proximal portions of the shaft.
15 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 14 , wherein the driver and the shaft are separate components that are engaged with one another.
16 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 14 , wherein the proximal handle includes an indicator that shows directions to rotate the proximal handle to distract and relax the surgical staple.
17 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 16 , wherein the indicator shows that rotating the proximal handle in a counterclockwise direction relaxes the surgical staple.
18 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 16 , wherein the indicator shows that rotating the proximal handle in a clockwise direction distracts the surgical staple.
19 . The sterile staple implant kit of claim 18 , wherein clockwise rotation of the proximal handle clasps the surgical staple between the driver and a first grip and a second grip disposed near the distal force applicator.