Patent ID: 11925402
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 11:
12. A surgical method, comprising:
releasably connecting the adapter of the system of claim 1 to the orthopedic impactor of the system of claim 1; and
after releasably connecting the adapter to the orthopedic impactor, actuating the orthopedic impactor to drive the surgical end effector of the system of claim 1 connected to the adapter such that the surgical end effector repeatedly impacts bone;
wherein, with the adapter releasably connected to the orthopedic impactor, the orthopedic impactor electronically receives data from the adapter regarding a type of the surgical end effector connected to the adapter; and
wherein an electronic controller of the orthopedic impactor adjusts, based on the type of the surgical end effector, at least one of stroke, power, and frequency of the bone impacts.