Screwdriver, kit and associated method
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1. A screwdriver for use in orthopaedics to install a screw into bone with a power tool, said screwdriver comprising:
- an expandable connector cooperable with the screw for holding the screw to said expandable connector;
a drive connector for connecting said screwdriver to the power tool; and
an actuator operably connected to said expandable connector for actuating said expandable connector, said actuator at least partially connected to said drive connector while said actuator actuates said expandable connector.
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Abstract
A screwdriver for use in orthopaedics to install a screw into bone with a power tool is provided. The screwdriver includes an expandable connector cooperable with the screw for holding the screw to the expandable connector. The screwdriver also includes a drive connector for connecting the screwdriver to the power tool and an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the expandable connector for actuating the expandable connector. The actuator is at least partially connected to the drive connector while the actuator actuates the expandable connector.
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16 Claims
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1. A screwdriver for use in orthopaedics to install a screw into bone with a power tool, said screwdriver comprising:
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an expandable connector cooperable with the screw for holding the screw to said expandable connector;
a drive connector for connecting said screwdriver to the power tool; and
an actuator operably connected to said expandable connector for actuating said expandable connector, said actuator at least partially connected to said drive connector while said actuator actuates said expandable connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12)
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9. A kit for use in orthopaedics in installing a screw into bone:
- said kit comprising;
a power tool; and
a screwdriver for selective expandable engagement with the screw, said screwdriver including a drive connector for connecting said screwdriver to said power tool, and an actuator operably connected to the drive connector and to the screw for actuating the expandable engagement of said screwdriver to the screw, said actuator at least partially connected to said drive connector while said actuator actuates the expandable connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
- said kit comprising;
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16. A method for performing orthopaedic surgery on a bone, comprising the steps of:
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providing a screw for attachment to the bone;
providing a kit for installing the screw into the bone, the kit including a power tool and a screwdriver for engagement with the screw, the screwdriver including a drive connector for connecting the screwdriver to the power tool, and a coupler operably associated with the implant holder and with the tool driver, the coupler having a first relationship with the implant holder and the tool driver in which the implant holder and the tool driver are rotatably connected and a second relationship with the implant holder and the tool driver in which the implant holder and the tool driver are rotatably disconnected;
hand tightening the screw to the screwdriver while the screwdriver is rotatably disconnected from the power tool;
operatively connecting the power tool to the screwdriver; and
securing the screw to the bone using the power tool and the screwdriver.
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