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Instrument for the introduction of an inlay of an implant into the associated shell

US6027505A · kind A · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

Sulzer Orthopaedie AG · CH

Inventors

Rolf Peter · Dormagen, DE
Thomas Willi · Winterthur, CH
Burkhard Wymann · Elgg, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 2, 1998
Grant date	Feb 22, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 2, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00203
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An instrument (1) for the introduction of an inlay (E) of an implant, in particular of an artificial hip joint socket (HP), into the associated shell (S) of this implant, comprises a bar (2) which has a holder (5) at its distal end for holding the inlay (E) firmly. Furthermore, it comprises an actuating member (3, 30) for releasing the inlay (E) into the shell (S). The holder apparatus (5) comprises at least three resilient lamella (50) which point in the axial direction, are arranged in such a manner that their free ends point away from the bar (2) and are shaped in such a manner that they form a snap connection together with the inlay (E) when holding the inlay (E).

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