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Apparatus for impacting bone chips in a bone canal
Assignee: HOWMEDICA INTERNATIONAL S DE RL
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Filing: 1998-07-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-07-01
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for impacting bone chips in a bone canal comprising an impactor having an impaction head of predetermined dimensions and a stem extending therefrom, and a visual indicator provided with means for secure location on said stem to visually indicate the distance of insertion of said impaction head within a bone canal.
Inventors
- 👤 Denis Pichon
- 👤 John Andrew Storer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:30
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/46; A61F2/4601; A61B; A61B90/00; A61B90/06; A61B2090/062; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61F2/3662; A61F2/4657; A61F2002/4662
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
52 words
Apparatus for impacting bone chips in a bone canal comprising
an impactor having an impaction head of predetermined dimensions and a
stem extending therefrom, and a visual indicator provided with means
for secure location on said stem to visually indicate the distance of
insertion of said impaction head within a bone canal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said visual indicator
comprises a clip with means for securing it in position on the stem.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 in which said clip is adapted
to engage one of a series of grooves provided in said stem.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3 in which said clip
is a push fit onto said stem and is too tight to be manually removed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 in which said clip is secured
by a screw locating in a series of openings in said stem.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said visual indicator
is provided by a pin adapted to locate in a series of openings in said
stem.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said visual indicator
is provided by a slide which can be locked into a track provided on
said stem.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said visual indicator
is a screw threaded member located on a screw thread carried on said
stem.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A set of parts for impacting bone chips into a bone canal
including two or more impactors and visual indicators as claimed in any
one of the preceding claims and in which the head of each impactor is
of different dimensions to the other or others.
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