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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2010
Russell Lloyd, Swindon, GB;
Mona Alinejad, London, GB;
David Wycliffe Murray, Oxford, GB;
Christopher Dodd, Oxford, GB;
Paul James Kistle, Wroughton, GB;
Nigel John Bird, Grange Park, GB;
Russell Lloyd, Swindon, GB;
Mona Alinejad, London, GB;
David Wycliffe Murray, Oxford, GB;
Christopher Dodd, Oxford, GB;
Paul James Kistle, Wroughton, GB;
Nigel John Bird, Grange Park, GB;
BIOMET UK LIMITED, , GB;
Abstract
A surgical impactor () for inserting a prosthetic implant () into a bone, the surgical impactor () comprising: a movable retaining means () for releasably connecting the implant () to the surgical impactor (), wherein the movable retaining means () has a first position in which the implant () is connected to the surgical impactor () and a second position in which the implant () is not connected to the surgical impactor (); and a mechanism () for moving the movable retaining means () between the first and second positions, wherein the movable retaining means () and the mechanism () are removable from the surgical impactor ().