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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:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Lee Meulink, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Stephen R. Rozow, III, Milford, IN (US);
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 ;
Abstract
An instrument for seating taper junctions of modular implants engages two components and provides a sustained assembly force along the junction axis with great mechanical advantage. In one embodiment the instrument comprises a lever mechanism for generating the mechanical advantage. In another embodiment, the instrument provides for an indicator of the amount of force being applied to the junction. In another embodiment, the instrument engages the components for such that both assembly and disassembly can be accomplished.