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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2007
William L. Waltersdorff, Hernando, MS (US);
Charles Wayne Allen, Southaven, MS (US);
Kevin W. Belew, Hernando, MS (US);
Michael Scott Mccaig, Germantown, TN (US);
William L. Waltersdorff, Hernando, MS (US);
Charles Wayne Allen, Southaven, MS (US);
Kevin W. Belew, Hernando, MS (US);
Michael Scott McCaig, Germantown, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
An adjustable impactor for a tool comprises a handle, a first link, and a second link. The first link is pivotably attached to the handle. The second link is pivotably attached to the first link. The second link has a connector configured to attach to the tool. A method for impacting an orthopaedic component inside a surgical cavity includes a step for pivoting a first link relative to a handle. Another step pivots a second link relative to the first link. The first and second links are locked. A step attaches a tool to the second link. An impacting step impacts the handle such that the handle transmits the force from the impact through the first and second links to the tool.