US 11,806,057 B2
System and method for surgical implant positioning and fixation
Scott D. Shoemaker, Poway, CA (US)
Filed by Scott D. Shoemaker, Poway, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/072,928.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/916,679, filed on Oct. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0113249 A1, Apr. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/90 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/808 (2013.01) [A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61B 17/90 (2021.08); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A positioning device for positioning an orthopedic implant in a patient during a surgical procedure, the positioning device comprising:
a first orthopedic fastener that is configured to penetrate into a bone of the patient to secure the orthopedic implant to the bone;
a device body that is configured to be removably positionable at least partially subcutaneously within the patient during the surgical procedure, the device body being configured to retract tissue of the patient during the surgical procedure, the device body including a first fastener guide that is configured to guide positioning of the first orthopedic fastener relative to the bone of the patient, the device body being inflatable;
an implant attacher configured to removably secure the orthopedic implant to the device body, the implant attacher movably extending through the device body along an attacher axis; and
a tissue locator that movably extends through the implant attacher along the attacher axis.