Patent ID: 9439780
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A system for positioning an acetabular prosthesis into a subject, the system comprising: a graspable portion extending from a first end to a second end; a moveable projection extending from the graspable portion; a biasing member contacting a first wall of the graspable portion and a second wall of the moveable projection and biasing the moveable projection in a longitudinal direction to a first biased position; a biasing rod interconnected with the moveable projection at a first end portion and moveable into a rod biasing position when the moveable projection is biased into the first biased position, the biasing member and biasing rod centered around a common longitudinal axis, wherein a second end portion of the biasing rod is tapered and a tip of the biasing rod has a smaller diameter than a body of the biasing rod; a tube extending from the second end of the graspable portion, the biasing rod moveable within the tube; and at least one holding finger connected to the tube and moveable from a second biased position to an unbiased position; wherein moving the biasing rod into the rod biasing position biases the at least one holding finger into the second biased position such that the at least one holding finger is biased away from the common longitudinal axis of the biasing rod; wherein the biasing rod engages an internal surface of the at least one holding finger.