Spiral assembly tool
US9101495B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53883
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly tool for assembly of a first component of a prosthesis to a second component of the prosthesis for use in joint arthroplasty. The tool includes a first member operably associated with the first component and a second member operably associated with the second component. The second member includes a cap having a threaded recess and further includes a threaded rod adapted to engage the threaded recess so as to move the second member relative to the first member and the threaded rod is made of a harder metal than the threaded recess.
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