Keel punch impactor with connection device

US8435241B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DePuy Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jose A. Correia · New Bedford, US
• John Cuneo · Norton, US
• Michael J. Fortin · Acushnet, US
• Jim Kennedy · Rock Hill, US
• Carl F. Livorsi · Lakeville, US
• Troy D. Martin · Pierceton, US
• John J. McMorrow · Franklin, US
• Rebecca Zimmerman · Spotsylvania, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2008
• Grant date: May 7, 2013
• Expiry date: May 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/0046
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A keel punch impactor comprises a main body having an interior bore. A locking shaft is positioned in the interior bore of the main body, the locking shaft defining a shaft axis. An actuator is in contact with the locking shaft. The actuator is moveable between a first position and a second position. The position of the locking shaft is moved within the interior bore of the main body upon movement of the actuator. In particular, the locking shaft is moved such that the shaft axis is offset when the actuator is moved from the first position to the second position. When the shaft is moved, a head on the shaft is moved into or out of alignment with a boss extending from the main body of the keel punch impactor.