Johnson & Johnson Medical Gmbh

Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

Brian Griffiths

Ian Crawford Revie

Martin Lukoschek

Gareth Steer

Steffen Breusch

Bodo Fischer

Ben Stungo

A pressurizer device (,) is provided with a body (,) in the form of a collar and a surrounding radially extending flexible flange (,). A prosthetic component to be disposed in a cemented bone cavity is inserted through the central opening (,) in the body (,). Pressure in the bone cement is maintained during insertion of the prosthetic component by the flange (,) being held down around the prosthetic component during insertion.

Cement pressurizer with flange

A handle assembly (,) has a handle body (,), an arm (,) and a trigger mechanism (,). The handle body (,) has a recess (,) for receiving an instrument to be held by the handle assembly (,). The arm (,) pivots in relation to the handle body (,) and the trigger mechanism (,) holds the arm (,) in two positions relative to the handle body (,). A third position enables the arm (,) to be detached from the handle body (,). In the first position, the arm (,) is locked adjacent the handle body (,) such that a projection (,) from the arm (,) engages the recess (,) in which a neck of an instrument being held can be inserted.

Handle assembly

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Lymington, United Kingdom

Brian Griffiths