Hand held integrated pedicle screw placement device
First Claim
1. A device for applying a medical element comprising:
- a housing defining a longitudinal axis having a channel being disposed therethrough, said housing having a proximal and a distal opening;
at least one sensing device mounted to the housing adjacent said distal opening thereof;
a signaling device mounted in said housing, the signaling device including a controller operatively connected to control the sensing device; and
an alarm mounted in said housing, operatively connected to be controlled by the controller;
wherein said at least one sensing device is configured and adapted to interrogate an external surface of a bone location for one or more variables of cortical and cancellous bone of the bone location as the at least one sensing device is moved over the external surface of the bone location;
wherein said at least one sensing device is configured and adapted to generate a signal based upon the one or more variables of the cortical and cancellous bone of the bone location when positioned along the external surface of the bone location;
wherein said at least one sensing device is configured and adapted to output the signal to the signaling device;
wherein said signaling device is configured and adapted to provide an identification of a homogenous bone region and to activate and deactivate the alarm accordingly; and
wherein the channel of the housing is configured and adapted so that a medical element can be applied to the homogenous bone location coaxially from said proximal opening through said channel and through said distal opening without removal of the device from the homogenous bone region.
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Abstract
A device for applying a medical element has a housing defining a longitudinal axis with a channel disposed therethrough. The housing has a proximal and a distal opening. The device also has at least one sensing device positioned adjacent to the distal opening. The device also has a signaling device disposed adjacent the housing. The at least one sensing device interogates a bone location for one or more variables of the bone location as the device is moved over the bone location. The at least one sensing devices outputs a signal to the device and the signaling device signals an identification of a homogenous bone region. The medical element is applied to the homogenous bone location coaxially from the proximal opening through the channel and through the distal opening without removal of the device from the homogenous bone region.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for applying a medical element comprising:
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a housing defining a longitudinal axis having a channel being disposed therethrough, said housing having a proximal and a distal opening; at least one sensing device mounted to the housing adjacent said distal opening thereof; a signaling device mounted in said housing, the signaling device including a controller operatively connected to control the sensing device; and an alarm mounted in said housing, operatively connected to be controlled by the controller; wherein said at least one sensing device is configured and adapted to interrogate an external surface of a bone location for one or more variables of cortical and cancellous bone of the bone location as the at least one sensing device is moved over the external surface of the bone location; wherein said at least one sensing device is configured and adapted to generate a signal based upon the one or more variables of the cortical and cancellous bone of the bone location when positioned along the external surface of the bone location; wherein said at least one sensing device is configured and adapted to output the signal to the signaling device; wherein said signaling device is configured and adapted to provide an identification of a homogenous bone region and to activate and deactivate the alarm accordingly; and wherein the channel of the housing is configured and adapted so that a medical element can be applied to the homogenous bone location coaxially from said proximal opening through said channel and through said distal opening without removal of the device from the homogenous bone region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for applying a medical element comprising:
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a housing defining a longitudinal axis having a channel being disposed therethrough, said housing having a proximal and a distal opening; at least one sensing device mounted to the housing adjacent said distal opening thereof; a signaling device mounted in said housing, the signaling device including a controller operatively connected to control the sensing device; and an alarm mounted in said housing, operatively connected to be controlled by the controller; wherein said at least one sensing device is configured and adapted to interrogate an external surface of a bone location for one or more variables of cortical and cancellous bone of the bone location as the at least one sensing device is moved over the external surface of the bone location; wherein said at least one sensing device is configured and adapted to generate a signal based upon the one or more variables of the cortical and cancellous bone of the bone location when positioned along the external surface of the bone location; wherein said at least one sensing device is configured and adapted to output the signal to said signaling device; wherein said signaling device is configured and adapted to provide an identification of a homogenous bone region and to activate and deactivate the alarm accordingly; wherein the channel of the housing is configured and adapted so that a medical element can be applied to the homogenous bone region coaxially from said proximal opening through said channel and through said distal opening without removal of the device from the homogenous bone region; and wherein said housing includes a surface treatment, said surface treatment being disposed in or on an inner surface of said channel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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