Patent ID: 11951021
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A surgical system, comprising:
an applicator having a first shaft and a second shaft slidably disposed on the first shaft along an axis defined by a longitudinal axis of the applicator;
an implant having:
a first member comprising a boss pivotably and detachably coupled to the first shaft; and
a second member extending eccentrically from the boss for engaging the second shaft, wherein the second member is a pin and a portion of the second shaft comprises a pair of arms adapted to trap the pin, and wherein pivoting of the implant results in an offset of the second shaft along the axis; and
at least one of a sensor for determining the offset or an indicator comprising a marker attached to the second shaft for indicating the offset, provided that the indicator is not a protrusion located at an end of the applicator.