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Tibial tray impactor

US10888436B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Zimmer, Inc. · US

Inventors

Scott Dykema · Warsaw, US
Brian Edward Roach · Pleasant Valley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 26, 2018
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 8, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/4681
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An impactor tool can include a handle, an impactor, a lock, an actuator, and a pin. The impactor can be coupled to the handle. The lock can be extendable from the impactor to engage an implant and retractable into the impactor to secure the lock and the impactor to the implant. The actuator can protrude from the impactor and can be coupled to the lock. The actuator can include a cam defined by a channel extending through the actuator. The pin can be coupled to the lock and disposed within the cam channel, where the actuator can be operable along a path defined by the cam and the pin to extend and retract the lock.

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