Implant extractor

A implant extractor for removing an implant, comprising:

• an extractor head that includes:
• a laterally extending elongated tapered blade having:
• a planar proximal side for mating with the implant,
• a distal side having a beveled surface extending along lateral edges of the blade, and
• a rounded tip about its laterally extending end,
• an intermediate portion adjacent to the blade, the intermedia portion having a distally facing planar surface, wherein the blade includes a transition surface curving distally from the distal side and terminating at the distally facing planar surface of the intermediate portion, and
• a laterally extending prism-shaped strike plate adjacent to the intermediate portion;
• a shaft having:
• a distal end coupled to the extractor head,
• a proximal end opposite the distal end, and
• a key spaced from the distal end about ⅔ of an overall length of the shaft;
• and
• a handle coupled to the proximal end of the shaft about the key and having a strike plate about its proximal end.