Device for positioning a resurfacing prosthesis and method of assembling said device

A device for positioning a resurfacing prosthesis, comprising:

• a gripping and handling instrument for a main body of a resurfacing prosthesis;
• a connecting body, interposed between said gripping and handling instrument and said main body of said resurfacing prosthesis and suitable to connect them;
• a coupler which secures said connecting body to said main body, said coupler comprising:
• a plurality of bonding elements adapted to be interlocked, in an irremovable manner, in respective recesses provided in said connecting body;
• and
• a shear releaser, interposed between said main body of said resurfacing prosthesis and said connecting body, adapted to detach said connecting body from said main body.

A method of assembling a device for the positioning of a resurfacing prosthesis, comprising the steps of:

• connecting a gripping and handling instrument to a connecting body;
• axially aligning a main body of a resurfacing prosthesis with said connecting body, so that interlocking bonding elements protruding from a lip of said main body are aligned with respective recesses obtained in the connecting body;
• acting on said gripping and handling instrument to enable the insertion of said interlocking bonding elements into said recesses so as to secure said main body to said connecting body in an irremovable manner;
• and
• activating a releaser interposed between said main body of said resurfacing prosthesis and said connecting body, which cuts each bonding element and releases said connecting body from said main body.