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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Erin M Johnson, Warsaw, IN (US);
Leroy C Bayliss, Sherwood, OH (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 86 ; 606 91 ;
Abstract
An acetabular cup inserting instrument includes a first handle and a second handle rotatable about and extending from the first handle. The second handle is ratchetable about the first handle and selectively lockable in a desired position with respect to the first handle. The ratchet mechanism of the second handle includes a biased pawl that engages radially spaced notches on the first handle.