Patent · US Expired

Modular implant assembly tool

US6871549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 9, 2003
Grant dateMar 29, 2005
Priority date—
Expiry dateMay 9, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2220/0033
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention provides for a tool that produces, and directly and accurately measures, an axial force used to assemble two members of a modular implant, specifically, a modular hip implant.

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