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.
Claims4
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;
- and
- 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.