Patent ID: 9248021
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A surgical device for providing protection against contamination of a taper contact surface with bodily fluid and tissue particles present in a surgical wound, the surgical device comprising: an orthopedic implant having two portions, a first portion including a male Morse taper having the taper contact surface with a narrow top end and a larger bottom and a second portion including an articular ball having a female taper; a splittable flexible conical hollow sleeve with a narrow top end and a splittable circular rim with a flat to surface, wherein the splittable circular rim has a larger outer diameter than the splittable flexible conical hollow sleeve and the splittable circular rim is firmly attached to an outer surface of the narrow to end of the splittable flexible conical hollow sleeve; wherein the splittable flexible conical hollow sleeve prevents contamination of the orthopedic implant when the splittable flexible conical hollow sleeve is placed on the taper contact surface and the splittable circular rim forms a seal with the articular ball so that when a downward push is applied by the articular ball against the to flat surface of the splittable circular rim the splittable flexible conical hollow sleeve will split and start to slide downward thereby keeping the male Morse taper and the female taper sealed from bodily fluid contamination.