Dual-purpose orthopedic surgery instrument

A slap hammer, comprising:

• a handle having an externally accessible channel;
• a first end of the handle having a tapered channel formed therein;
• a second end of the handle having a receiving channel formed therein;
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• an extractor rod having an outwardly extending stopper formed along a length thereof, the stopper being of a size and shape relatively smaller than the externally accessible channel while being relatively larger than the tapered channel and the receiving channel, the extractor rod being at least partially insertable into the tapered channel at an angle offset from a longitudinal axis of the handle and tiltable therein to pass the stopper through the relatively larger externally accessible channel for insertion of the extractor rod into the receiving channel in coaxial relation relative to the handle, the handle thereafter movable along the length of the extractor rod as a weight of the slap hammer constrained by the stopper between the first end and the second end.

A dual-purpose orthopedic instrument, comprising:

• an elongated body;
• an impactor block formed from a first end of the elongated body selectively couplable with a modular impactor head;
• a strike block formed from a second end of the elongated body including a strike surface for selectively receiving a strike force thereon;
• an externally accessible channel having a size and shape for pass-through reception and select retention of an extractor rod therein, the elongated body usable as a modular impactor when the impactor block is selectively coupled with the impactor head and as a weight of a slap hammer when selectively coupled with the extractor rod in slidable relation relative thereto, wherein the externally accessible channel includes a locking slot formed from a portion of one of the impactor block or the strike block;
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• a lever normally positioned within the externally accessible channel generally blocking passthrough movement of an outwardly projecting stopper formed along a length of the extractor rod.

A dual-purpose orthopedic instrument, comprising:

• an elongated body;
• an impactor block formed from a first end of the elongated body selectively couplable with a modular impactor head, wherein the impactor block includes an impactor interface having a size and shape for select coupling to the impactor head via snap-fit engagement, threaded engagement, or slide-fit engagement;
• a strike block formed from a second end of the elongated body including a strike surface for selectively receiving a strike force thereon;
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• an externally accessible channel having a size and shape for pass-through reception and select retention of an extractor rod therein, the elongated body usable as a modular impactor when the impactor block is selectively coupled with the impactor head and as a weight of a slap hammer when selectively coupled with the extractor rod in slidable relation relative thereto.