Patent ID: 11957395
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A surgical system, comprising:
an orthopedic impactor; and
an adaptor comprising:
a rearward end configured to releasably engage the orthopedic impactor,
a body having a cavity formed in a side thereof, the rearward end of the adapter extending rearwardly from the body,
a spring disposed in the body, and
a lever biased by the spring, the lever having a hook at a forward end thereof that is configured to releasably engage an end effector configured to impact bone, the hook having a sloped forward surface, the lever having a button at a rearward end thereof, the button being vertically aligned with the spring and being configured to be actuated to compress the spring in a vertical direction, and the lever being partially seated in the cavity with the hook being located outside of and forward of the cavity;

wherein the adapter defines a first longitudinal axis extending in a horizontal direction between the rearward end of the adapter and a forward end of the adapter;
wherein, with the adapter releasably, engaging the orthopedic, impactor and with the lever releasably engaging the end effector, a trigger of the orthopedic impactor is configured to be actuated so as to drive the end effector to repeatedly impact bone.