Single use surgical mallet

Abstract

A single-use surgical mallet of modular construction having a handle and a hammer head insert, which engages the handle. In an embodiment, the handle may be an injection molded unit. Injection molding the handle allows producing the handle in a cost-efficient manner. The handle includes a receiving recess or socket for receiving the hammer head insert. Hammer head inserts may be made in a variety of different weights and/or materials while having a substantially similar or identical exterior configuration. In this regard, differently weighted hammer head inserts are configured to engage a common handle allowing the production of differently weighted mallets using the same handle.

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