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US 12,622,734 B2Granted
Offset acetabular shell impactor adapter
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsDaniel E. Lashure, Cory A. Shulaw
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Abstract
An orthopaedic surgical instrument may include an elongated body with an implant end and an impactor end. A latch lever may be pivotally coupled to the elongated body. The latch lever may be moveable between an open position and a latched position in which the latch lever is retained within the body. An acetabular shell component may be rigidly attached to the implant end of the elongated body. An automated surgical impactor may be attached to the impactor end.
Claims6
A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure, the method comprising:
- securing an acetabular shell component to a first end of an orthopaedic surgical instrument;
- moving a lever of the orthopaedic surgical instrument from a first position to a second position in response to securing the acetabular shell component to the first end, wherein moving the lever from the first position to the second position comprises (i) pivoting a pivot end of the lever about an elongated body of the orthopaedic surgical instrument, (ii) latching a latch positioned on an opposite latch end of the lever to a pushbutton catch of the orthopaedic surgical instrument positioned in the elongated body so as to secure the lever in the second position, and (iii) applying tension with a leaf spring pivotally coupled to the lever on the acetabular shell component against the first end;
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- coupling a second end of the orthopaedic surgical instrument to an automated surgical impactor in response to moving the lever.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.