Granted Patent B2

US 8,348,959 · App. 11/387,282 · Granted Jan 8, 2013

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. An angled surgical driver, comprising:

a first rotatable member rotatable about a first rotational axis;

a second rotatable member angularly associated with said first rotatable member, said second rotatable member being rotatable about a second rotational axis;

an angled housing rotatably connected to said first rotatable member and said second rotatable member; and

a plurality of pins drivingly connecting said first rotatable member to said second rotatable member, there being no pin located on both said first rotational axis and said second rotational axis.

2. The angled surgical driver of claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of pins include an angled bend.

3. The angled surgical driver of claim 2 , wherein all of said plurality of pins are offset from said first rotational axis of said first rotatable member and from said second rotational axis of said second rotatable member.

4. The angled surgical driver of claim 3 , wherein said angled housing defines said first rotational axis and said second rotational axis.

5. The angled surgical driver of claim 2 , wherein said plurality of pins are cylindrical with said angled bend proximate to a mid section of each of said pins.

6. The angled surgical driver of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of pins are slidingly associated with both said first rotatable member and said second rotatable member.

7. The angled surgical driver of claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of springs including a first spring and a second spring, said plurality of pins including a first pin having a first end and a second end, said first spring biasing said first end in a direction away from said first rotatable member, said second spring biasing said second end in a direction away from said second rotatable member.

8. The angled surgical driver of claim 1 , further comprising a collar that is removable from said angled housing, said collar having an axial opening through which a portion of said first rotatable member passes.

9. The angled surgical driver of claim 8 , wherein said collar retains said first rotatable member to said angled housing.

10. The angled surgical driver of claim 9 , wherein said collar is threadingly engaged with said angled housing.

11. The angled surgical driver of claim 10 , further comprising another collar substantially similar to said collar, said other collar retaining said second rotatable member to said angled housing.

12. An angled surgical driver, comprising:

a first rotatable member rotating about a first axis;

a second rotatable member rotating about a second axis and being angularly associated with said first rotatable member; and

a plurality of pins drivingly connecting said first rotatable member to said second rotatable member, there being no pin centered on both said first axis and said second axis.

13. The angled surgical driver of claim 12 , further comprising an angled housing being rotatably connected to both said first rotatable member and said second rotatable member.

14. The angled surgical driver of claim 13 , wherein each of said plurality of pins include an angled bend therein.

15. The angled surgical driver of claim 14 , wherein said angled housing defines said first axis and said second axis.

16. The angled surgical driver of claim 15 , wherein said pins are slidingly associated with both said first rotatable member and said second rotatable member.

17. The angled surgical driver of claim 16 , wherein said plurality of pins are cylindrical with said angled bend proximate to a mid section of each of said pins.

18. The angled surgical driver of claim 15 , further comprising a collar that is removably connected to said angled housing, said collar having an axial opening through which a portion of said first rotatable member passes.

19. The angled surgical driver of claim 18 , wherein said collar retains said first rotatable member to said angled housing.

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