Patent ID: 8382767
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical system comprising: an implant; a housing having a first bore extending therethrough, at least a portion of the first bore including threads; an elongate tubular member including threads formed thereon, the threads adapted for threadably engaging the threads of the first bore; a handle assembly disposed at a first end of the elongate tubular member, the handle assembly including a handle and a knob, the knob being rotatable relative to the elongate tubular member; a tube rotatably coupled to the knob; a hollow rod partially disposed in the elongate tubular member, the tube disposed within the hollow rod, the hollow rod including a distal portion configured and adapted for releasably engaging the implant, the distal portion of the hollow rod including opposed fingers that are repositionable between an open condition and a closed condition, the tube being axially repositionable relative to the hollow rod such that when a distal end of the tube engages the fingers of the hollow rod, continued distal movement of the tube urges the fingers towards the open condition such that the fingers engage the implant and retain the implant on the hollow rod; and an end effector coupled to the housing, the end effector including: a first jaw member, a second jaw member, the jaw members coupled to one another such that distal translation of the implant causes the first and second jaws to move between open and closed positions in a substantially parallel arrangement with respect to a longitudinal axis of the handle; a pivot mechanism comprising: a first bar movably coupled to the first and second jaw members; and a second bar movably coupled to the first and second jaw members, the second bar pivotally coupled to the first bar such that the first and second jaw members move apart in parallel; a first strut pivotally coupled to a proximal end of the first jaw member and the housing; and a second strut pivotally coupled to a proximal end of the second jaw member and the housing.