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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company, Co Cork, IE;
Craig S. Tsukayama, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Rebecca L. Chaney, Warsaw, IN (US);
William R. Macumber, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
Janelle M. Lubensky, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Duncan G. Young, Yorkshire, GB;
Jonathan C. Lee, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Jeffrey M. Walcutt, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Francisco A. Amaral, Acushnet, MA (US);
Carl F. Livorsi, Lakeville, MA (US);
Abstract
An orthopedic surgical instrument assembly includes a system handle configured to clamp a broach and femoral stem trial assembly. The system handle includes a clamp lever and a release lever both pivotally coupled to the system handle, and a leaf spring connecting the clamp lever and the release lever. When the release lever is moved from an unclamped position to a clamped position, the leaf spring is put in tension, and the clamp lever engages a flange of the broach, securing the broach to the system handle. Methods of assembling the system handle are described and claimed.