IP Library Granted Patent US 11,786,278
Granted Patent B2
US 11,786,278 · App. 17/687,254 · Granted Oct 17, 2023

Bone anchor insertion device and methods of use

Inventors: Corey Noel Gladieux (Carlsbad, CA); Leah Beyer Sherman (Carlsbad, CA); Hercules Frasier Walker (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: SeaSpine, Inc.
A61B17/7082A61B2017/00407
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Patent No.
US 11,786,278
App. No.
17/687,254
Granted
Oct 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bone anchor insertion device for delivering one or more bone anchor components into bone is provided. The insertion device improves surgical control in bone anchor location, placement and insertion into target bone. The bone anchor insertion device also improves efficiency in placing the bone anchor. The surgical instrument provides improved control of stylet location and orientation, including directional control for precise bone anchor component insertion. Methods to use the bone anchor insertion device in surgical procedures are also provided.

Claims (36)

1. A bone anchor insertion device comprising:

(a) a proximal section comprising an impact-receiving region and a depth indicator;

(b) a distal section comprising a handle, wherein said distal section interfaces with said proximal section;

(c) a driver, wherein said driver interfaces with said distal section; and

(d) a stylet;

wherein said stylet resides in a channel extending from said proximal section through said distal section and through said driver, said proximal section translates without rotation relative to said distal section, and said depth indicator indicates a length that said stylet extends beyond a distal tip of said driver.

2. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 1 , wherein said proximal section and said distal section are removably interconnected.

3. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 1 , wherein said driver removably engages a bone anchor assembly, a screw, a shank, a tulip, or a combination thereof.

4. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 1 , wherein said proximal section further comprises a lock to fix a protrusion distance of said stylet from the distal end of said driver.

5. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 1 , wherein said distal section further comprises a spring, piston, hydraulic component, an elastic component, a magnetic component, or any combination thereof.

6. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 1 , wherein said distal section further comprises a collar.

7. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 1 , wherein said handle further comprises a ratcheting mechanism.

8. A bone anchor insertion device comprising:

(a) a proximal section comprising an impact-receiving region and a depth indicator;

(b) a distal section comprising a handle, wherein said distal section interfaces with said proximal section;

(c) a driver, wherein said driver is removably interconnected to said distal section; and

(d) a retractable stylet;

wherein said stylet resides in a channel extending from said proximal section through said distal section and through said driver, said proximal section translates without rotation relative to said distal section, and said depth indicator indicates a length that said stylet extends beyond a distal tip of said driver.

9. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 8 , wherein said proximal section and said distal section are fixedly interconnected.

10. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 8 , wherein said proximal section and said distal section are removably interconnected.

11. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 8 , wherein said driver removably engages a bone anchor assembly, a screw, a shank, a tulip, or a combination thereof.

12. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 8 , wherein said distal section further comprises a spring, piston, hydraulic component, an elastic component, a magnetic component, or any combination thereof.

13. A bone anchor insertion device comprising:

(a) a proximal section comprising an impact-receiving region and a depth indicator;

(b) a distal section comprising a handle, wherein said distal section interfaces with said proximal section;

(c) a driver, wherein said driver interfaces with said distal section;

(d) a shuttle; and

(e) a stylet;

wherein said shuttle engages with said proximal section to control rotation and translation of said stylet, said proximal section translates without rotation relative to said distal section, and said depth indicator indicates a length that said stylet extends beyond a distal tip of said driver.

14. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 13 , wherein said proximal section and said distal section are fixedly interconnected.

15. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 13 , wherein said proximal section and said distal section are removably interconnected.

16. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 13 , wherein said driver is removably interconnected to said distal section.

17. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 13 , wherein said driver removably engages a bone anchor assembly, a screw, a shank, a tulip, or a combination thereof.

18. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 13 , wherein a stylet direction is rotatably controlled.

19. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 13 , wherein said distal section further comprises a lock.

20. A bone anchor insertion device according to claim 13 , wherein said distal section further comprises a spring, piston, hydraulic component, an elastic component, a magnetic component, or any combination thereof.

Assignments (11)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: SEASPINE LLC
To: ORTHOFIX MEDICAL INC.
Reel/Frame 073931/0214 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: ORTHOFIX MEDICAL INC.
To: SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 073931/0145 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 8, 2025
From: SEASPINE, INC.
To: SEASPINE LLC
Reel/Frame 073052/0150 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2024
From: ORTHOFIX MEDICAL INC.; ORTHOFIX US LLC; SPINAL KINETICS LLC; SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION; SEASPINE, INC.; ISOTIS ORTHOBIOLOGICS, INC.; THEKEN SPINE, LLC
To: OXFORD FINANCE LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 069332/0761 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION; SEASPINE, INC.; ISOTIS ORTHOBIOLOGICS, INC.; THEKEN SPINE, LLC
Reel/Frame 069323/0561 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2024
From: SEASPINE, INC.
To: BLUE TORCH FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066257/0718 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2023
From: SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION; SEASPINE, INC.; ISOTIS ORTHOBIOLOGICS, INC.; THEKEN SPINE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Reel/Frame 062819/0650 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2023
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: SEASPINE HOLDINGS CORPORATION; SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION; SEASPINE, INC.; ISOTIS, INC.; SEASPINE SALES LLC; ISOTIS ORTHOBIOLOGICS, INC.; THEKEN SPINE, LLC; SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS INTERMEDIATECO, INC.; 7D SURGICAL USA INC.
Reel/Frame 062336/0593 →
SECOND AMENDMENT TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 18, 2022
From: SEASPINE HOLDINGS CORPORATION; SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION; SEASPINE, INC.; ISOTIS, INC.; SEASPINE SALES LLC; ISOTIS ORTHOBIOLOGICS, INC.; THEKEN SPINE, LLC; SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS INTERMEDIATECO, INC.; 7D SURGICAL USA INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 060715/0395 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2022
From: GLADIEUX, COREY NOEL; SHERMAN, LEAH BEYER; WALKER, HERCULES FRASIER
To: SEASPINE, INC.
Reel/Frame 059239/0224 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2022
From: GLADIEUX, COREY NOEL; SHERMAN, LEAH BEYER; WALKER, HERCULES FRASIER
To: SEASPINE, INC.
Reel/Frame 059239/0245 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63250601 · Sep 30, 2021
Provisional Application 63157281 · Mar 5, 2021
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