Patent · US Expired

Modular implant assembly tool

US7377182B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 2005
Grant dateMay 27, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 22, 2025

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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