Patent ID: 8597300
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for positioning an elongated medical element within a bone comprising: extending a first elongated element through a bone so that a distal end of the first element extends outside the bone; mating a proximal end of a second elongated element with the distal end of the first element; pushing the second elongated element into the bone while maintaining the proximal end and the distal end in mating contact; and removing the first element from the second element when the proximal end of the second element exits the bone, wherein the proximal end of the second elongated element has a recess and the first elongated element is a stylet having a sharpened tip at the distal end adapted to be received within the recess, and the mating step includes positioning the sharpened tip within the recess.