Surgical instrument bolt
AssigneeDepuy Ireland Unlimited Company
InventorDarron G. Peddle
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Abstract
A surgical instrument bolt for use with an orthopaedic prosthesis inserter includes a bolt head and a bolt shaft that extends away from the bolt head. The bolt shaft includes a threaded end and a shank located between the threaded end and the bolt head. The bolt shaft also includes an inner surface that defines an axial passageway that extends through at least a portion of the bolt shaft. In some embodiments, the axial passageway may extend completely through the bolt shaft and bolt head or may be embodied as a blind passageway in other embodiments.
Claims20
An orthopaedic surgical instrument for inserting an orthopaedic prosthesis into a bone of a patient, the orthopaedic surgical instrument comprising:
- an orthopaedic prosthesis inserter having a body and a bolt passageway defined through the body;
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- a surgical instrument bolt configured to be received in the bolt passageway of the body of the orthopaedic prosthesis inserter, wherein the surgical instrument bolt comprises a bolt head and a bolt shaft extending away from a bottom side of the bolt head, wherein the bolt shaft comprises a (i) a threaded end extending out of a distal end of the orthopaedic prosthesis inserter, (ii) a shank located between the bolt head and the threaded end, and (iii) an inner surface defining an axial passageway that extends through at least a portion of the bolt shaft.
A securing device for use with a surgical instrument, the securing device comprising:
- a surgical instrument bolt having a bolt head and a bolt shaft extending away from a bottom side of the bolt head,
- wherein the bolt shaft comprises (i) a threaded end having a plurality of bolt threads defined thereon, (ii) a shank located between the bolt head and the threaded end, and (iii) an inner surface defining an axial passageway that extends through at least a portion of the bolt shaft.
An orthopaedic surgical instrument for inserting an orthopaedic prosthesis into a bone of a patient, the orthopaedic surgical instrument comprising:
- a handle having an impaction plate;
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- a shaft extending from the handle, wherein the shaft includes a threaded end, a shank located between the handle and the threaded end, and an inner surface defining an axial passageway that extends through at least a portion of the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.