Patent ID: 8518046
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A tool useful for manipulating an anterior interbody graft, the tool comprising: a handle section including a pair of handles movable toward and away from each other; a head section including a pair of jaws movable toward and away from each other; and an intermediate section joining the handle section to the head section, the intermediate section including at least one pivot connecting together the pair of handles and the pair of jaws so that movement of the handles causes movement of the jaws; wherein each jaw includes a prong with a first thickness and a portion with a second thickness, the first thickness being smaller than the second thickness; wherein each prong includes a tab at an end of the prong and extending away from the intermediate section at a non-zero angle; wherein each jaw includes a shoulder where the first and second thicknesses meet; and wherein the head section is configured and arranged so that the jaws have a fully open orientation and a fully closed orientation, the prongs being spaced apart and angling toward each other, and portions of the jaws at said shoulder touching each other, in the fully closed orientation.