ONE PIECE HANDHELD STAPLE HOLDER AND DRILL GUIDE FOR APPLICATION OF A MEDICAL SHAPE MEMORY, ELASTIC OR SUPERELASTIC NITINOL MEMORY BONE STAPLE

摘要

A disposable or re-usable handheld, one piece device is provided for pre-drilling and application of a shape memory or elastic staple for fixation in bone surgery. Various embodiments include a one piece device that has set holes at one end to allow for pre-drilling for the shape memory or elastic staple legs and includes an application feature at the other end to disengage the shape memory or elastic staple from the one piece device. The one piece device can come in different sizes depending on the size of the shape memory or elastic staple. The one piece handheld shape memory or elastic staple holder and drill guide allows for a handheld device to accomplish both pre-drilling and application of the shape memory or elastic staple for surgical bone fixation procedures.

主权项

1. A disposable or re-usable one piece handheld staple holder and drill guide device for application of a medical shape memory, elastic or superelastic nitinol memory bone staple, the device comprising:
a drill guide section for pre-drilling of the holes for the shape memory or elastic medical bone staple to be inserted into the bone; a middle portion allowing the user to hold the one piece handheld shape memory staple holder and drill guide; and a grooved section to hold the shape memory or elastic medical bone staple.