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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, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Patrick Peche, Cergy-Pontoise, FR;
John Andrew Storer, Bayeux, FR;
Jean-Pierre Bree, Fontaine Etoupefour, FR;
Assignee:
Benoist Girard & Cie, , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 93 ; 606 99 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for attaching an anvil or an impaction hammer to a proximal impactor to be impacted into a bone. The apparatus includes an impaction rod, the distal end of which is provided with an attachment element for releasably securing it to a securing device provided on the proximal impactor.