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SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD

  • US 20150201985A1
  • Filed: 01/23/2014
  • Published: 07/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:

  • a lock including an inner surface defining a cavity and a locking surface;

    a holding element positioned within the cavity and comprising an inner surface defining a passageway; and

    a longitudinal element positioned within the passageway and the cavity,wherein the surgical instrument includes a first orientation in which a distal end of the holding element is spaced apart from the locking surface and the longitudinal element is translatable relative to the holding element and a second orientation in which the distal end of the holding element engages the locking surface and the longitudinal element is fixed relative to the holding element.

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