Implant extractor

An implant extractor comprising:

• a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and an axially extending slot between the proximal and the distal ends;
• a housing surrounding the shaft, the housing having a proximal end, a distal end including bifurcated legs, and a radial opening aligned with the axially extending slot;
• a pin extending through the radial opening and the axially extending slot for coupling the shaft to the housing, whereby the axially extending slot permits relative axial movement between the shaft and the housing and the pin prevents rotational movement of the shaft relative to the housing;
• a pair of opposed jaws pivotably connected to the bifurcated legs;
• a first link pivotably connected to one of the pair of opposed jaws and to a plunger, wherein the plunger contacts the distal end of the shaft;
• a second link pivotably connected to the other of the pair of opposed jaws and to the plunger;
• and
• a screw threadedly engaged, at a distal end thereof, to the proximal end of the shaft, and operable to move the shaft and the plunger distally relative to the housing to close the pair of jaws about an implant to be extracted.