Patent ID: 9364345
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A surgical impactor for use in inserting a prosthetic implant into a bone, the surgical impactor comprising: a body having a monolithic construction and defining an extension arm having a curved shape, the body further defining a retaining arm, the retaining arm defining an indentation; a movable retaining member connected to a first end of a threaded shaft, the threaded shaft of the movable retaining member configured to pass through the body to cooperate the movable retaining member with the indentation of the retaining arm to releasably connect the prosthetic implant to the body between the indentation and the movable retaining member, wherein the movable retaining member has a first position in which the prosthetic implant is connected to the body and a second position in which the prosthetic implant is released from the body; a threaded wheel housed within a portion of the body, the threaded wheel defining a threaded hole through which a second end of the threaded shaft passes, the threaded wheel configured to move the movable retaining member between the first and second positions, towards and away from the retaining arm, upon rotation of the threaded wheel within the portion of the body in a first direction and a second direction, respectively, wherein the movable retaining member and the threaded wheel are removable from the body, and wherein the threaded wheel is rotatable about a position that is axially fixed relative to the portion of the body in which the threaded wheel is housed; a separate removable portion configured to be removably coupled and fixed in the portion of the body in which the threaded wheel is housed via a threaded fastener passing through the separate removable portion and into the portion of the body in which the threaded wheel is housed, wherein the threaded wheel is disposed between the movable retaining member and the separate removable portion when removably fixed in the portion of the body; and wherein the second end of the threaded shaft passes through the portion of the body in which the threaded wheel is housed, through the threaded wheel, and through an opening in the separate removable portion when the threaded wheel is housed within the portion of the body and the separate removable portion is coupled and fixed in the portion of the body.