Patent ID: 9402743
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A medical driver tool, comprising: a housing having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end being configured to receive an impacting force; an elongate shaft extending at least partially through the housing and extending distally from the housing, the elongate shaft having a distal tip configured to drive an implant into bone; and a release mechanism coupled between the housing and the elongate shaft, the release mechanism having an engaged position in which the elongate shaft is axially immovable relative to the housing, and a disengaged position in which the elongate shaft is axially movable relative to the housing, the release mechanism being configured to move from the engaged position to the disengaged position in response to a force applied to move at least a portion of the release mechanism proximally relative to the housing.