Patent ID: 11864753
Assignee: CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An implant delivery system comprising:
an implant comprising a body, a first bone engagement member, a second bone engagement member, a first connecting means, and a second connecting means, wherein the body extends between a first end and an opposite second end to establish a longitudinal direction of the body, wherein the first bone engagement member extends from the first end along a transverse direction that is transverse to the longitudinal direction, wherein the second bone engagement member extends from the second end along the transverse direction beside the first bone engagement member along the longitudinal direction, wherein the first connecting means extends outwardly from the first end along the longitudinal direction such that a first outer perimeter of the first connecting means extends from the body to the first bone engagement member, wherein the second connecting means extends outwardly from the second end along the longitudinal direction such that a second outer perimeter of the second connecting means extends from the body to the second bone engagement member, wherein the implant comprises an implant free state in which the first and second bone engagement members converge as they extend from the body, and an elastically deformed state in which the first and second bone engagement members are spread apart relative to the implant free state; and
an inserter removably connectable to the implant, the inserter comprising a body, a first and arm that extends from the body and terminates at a first hook, a second arm that extends from the body and terminates at a second hook such that the first and second hooks are not movable relative to each other, and the inserter further including a support;
wherein when the inserter is connected to the implant, the first hook is configured to contact the first outer perimeter of the first connecting means and the second hook is configured to contact the second outer perimeter of the second connecting means, wherein the inserter is configured to cause relative linear translation along the transverse direction between the support and the first and second hooks to cause the body to elastically deform, thereby moving the implant from the implant free state to the elastically deformed state, and
wherein the implant defines a length from a longitudinally outermost end of the first connecting means to a longitudinally outermost end of the second connecting means that is greater than each of 1) a thickness of the body along the transverse direction and 2) a width of the body along a direction that is perpendicular to each of the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction.