Abstract: A handheld surgical instrument comprising an energy storage element, wherein the energy storage element is a spring coupled to the impacting mechanism, an impacting mechanism has a tip configured to impact a bone, wherein the tip includes a tapered point, a power transmission mechanism is configured to transmit energy from the energy storage element to the impacting mechanism, wherein the power transmission mechanism includes a semi-flexible metal wire guided by a hollow shaft, wherein the hollow shaft includes a distal end, the semi-flexible metal wire is includes a bend toward the distal end, a trigger mechanism is configured to release energy from the energy storage element, wherein the bend includes an angle between 14 degrees and 46 degrees, wherein the trigger mechanism includes a manual lever which, when actuated, simultaneously retracts the tip and charges the energy storage element.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 20, 2020
Date of Patent:
January 31, 2023
Assignee:
MFr Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Trevor Jacob Laughlin, Jason L. Koh, Daniel M. Fisher, Brian Philip Beaubien, Joseph Jude Saladino
Abstract: A handheld surgical instrument comprising an energy storage element, wherein the energy storage element is a spring coupled to the impacting mechanism, an impacting mechanism has a tip configured to impact a bone, wherein the tip includes a tapered point, a power transmission mechanism is configured to transmit energy from the energy storage element to the impacting mechanism, wherein the power transmission mechanism includes a semi-flexible metal wire guided by a hollow shaft, wherein the hollow shaft includes a distal end, the semi-flexible metal wire is includes a bend toward the distal end, a trigger mechanism is configured to release energy from the energy storage element, wherein the bend includes an angle between 14 degrees and 46 degrees, wherein the trigger mechanism includes a manual lever which, when actuated, simultaneously retracts the tip and charges the energy storage element.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 29, 2020
Assignee:
MFr Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Trevor Jacob Laughlin, Jason L. Koh, Daniel M. Fisher, Brian Philip Beaubien, Joseph Jude Saladino