IP Library Granted Patent US 12,295,570
Granted Patent B2
US 12,295,570 · App. 17/622,107 · Granted May 13, 2025

Surgical tool and surgical set

Inventor: Barry Langer (Therwil, CH)
Assignee: Medartis Holding AG
A61B17/0642A61B17/105A61B17/17A61B90/03A61B90/06A61B2017/00526A61B2090/037A61B2090/061
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Patent No.
US 12,295,570
App. No.
17/622,107
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are surgical tools ( 10 ) comprising a surgical clamp ( 20 ) having at least two, preferably exactly two legs ( 21 ) and a base ( 22 ) connecting the legs ( 21 ). The tools ( 10 ) comprise one or more of the following further elements: a handle ( 30 ) integrally connected to the clamp ( 20 ), wherein the handle ( 30 ) is connected to the base ( 22 ) of the clamp ( 20 ) via at least one first predetermined breaking point ( 91 ); a drilling aid ( 40 ) having at least two openings ( 41 ) whose distance (D) is greater than the distance (d) of the legs ( 21 ) of the clamp ( 20 ); a drill ( 50 ) which is connected, in particular at a first end ( 51 ), to the handle ( 30 ) via at least one third predetermined breaking point ( 93 ); a separation opening ( 42 ) which is designed in such a way that, in particular after separation of the drilling aid ( 40 ) from the handle ( 30 ), the clamp can be received in the separation opening ( 42 ), in particular in the region of the first predetermined breaking point ( 91 ), in such a way that the clamp ( 20 ) can be separated from the handle ( 30 ) at the first predetermined breaking point ( 91 ). More generally, there are also disclosed one-piece surgical tools ( 10; 10 ′) having at least two elements interconnected by predetermined breaking points.

Claims (58)

1. A surgical tool, comprising:

a surgical staple having at least two legs and a base connecting the legs,

a handle integrally connected to the staple,

wherein the handle is connected to the base of the staple via at least a first predetermined breaking point,

wherein the surgical tool comprises at least one further element selected from the group consisting of

a drilling aid,

a drill,

a surgical scalpel,

a surgical wand,

a scale,

a surgical sliding aid for inserting the surgical wand,

a component of a surgical forceps,

a component of a surgical screwdriver or a surgical scalpel, and

a surgical K-wire,

wherein the at least one further element is connected to the handle via at least one further predetermined breaking point.

2. The surgical tool according to claim 1 ,

wherein the tool comprises the drilling aid with at least one opening, wherein the drilling aid is connected to the handle.

3. The surgical tool according to claim 2 ,

wherein the drilling aid is connected to the handle via at least a second predetermined breaking point.

4. The surgical tool according to claim 1 ,

wherein the drill is connected to the handle via at least one third predetermined breaking point, wherein the drill has a first drill tip at the first end and the third predetermined breaking point is spaced from the first drill tip.

5. The surgical tool according to claim 4 ,

wherein the drill is connected at a second end via at least a fourth predetermined breaking point to a drilling aid.

6. The surgical tool according to claim 5 ,

wherein the drilling aid has at least one opening and is connected via at least a second predetermined breaking point to the handle of the tool.

7. The surgical tool according to claim 5 ,

wherein the drill has a second drill tip at the second end and the fourth predetermined breaking point is spaced from the second drill tip.

8. The surgical tool according to claim 1 ,

wherein the handle has at least one staple receptacle in which the staple separated from the handle can be inserted in a force-fitting and/or form-fitting manner.

9. The surgical tool according to claim 8 ,

wherein the staple receptacle is formed as a recess formed at a first end of the handle.

10. The surgical tool according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first predetermined breaking point is recessed with respect to a boundary surface of the base facing the handle.

11. The surgical tool according to claim 1 ,

wherein the drilling aid comprises an impact notch for impacting the staple separated from the handle into a bone.

12. The surgical tool according to claim 11 ,

wherein the handle has at least one staple receptacle in which the staple separated from the handle can be inserted in a force-fitting and/or form-fitting manner the impact notch is arranged at a second end of the handle opposite the staple receptacle.

13. A surgical kit comprising at least one surgical tool according to claim 1 and a package in which the tool is sterilely packaged.

14. A one-piece surgical tool, containing

a surgical staple having at least two legs and a base connecting the legs,

a drilling aid,

interconnected at least partially by predetermined breaking points, wherein the drilling aid contains at least two openings whose distance is greater than the distance of the legs of the staple.

15. The surgical tool according to claim 14 ,

wherein the surgical tool further comprises a handle integrally connected to the staple,

wherein the drilling aid is connected to the handle.

16. A surgical tool, containing

a surgical staple having at least two legs and a base connecting the legs,

a handle connected to the staple,

wherein the tool further comprises at least one drill which is connected to the handle via at least one third predetermined breaking point,

wherein the handle is integrally connected to the staple via at least a first predetermined breaking point,

the surgical tool further containing a drilling aid with at least one opening which is connected to the handle,

wherein the tool further contains at least one separation opening which is designed in such a way that the staple is receivable in the separation opening in such a way that the staple is separable from the handle at the first predetermined breaking point.

17. The surgical tool according to claim 16 ,

wherein the drilling aid is connected to the handle via at least one second predetermined breaking point.

18. The surgical tool according to claim 16 ,

wherein the staple is receivable in the separation opening in the region of the first predetermined breaking point.

19. The surgical tool according to claim 16 ,

wherein the drill aid comprises a bending portion disposed between an opening portion containing the opening and a slot portion containing the separation opening, the bending portion allowing the drill aid to be bent.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2021
From: LANGER, BARRY
To: MEDARTIS HOLDING AG
Reel/Frame 058568/0943 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19183164 · Jun 28, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220240931A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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