Patent ID: 6022355
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
An apparatus for impacting material in a bone canal with an anvil or impaction hammer comprising:an impactor for insertion into said bone canal with a proximal end and a distal end and having a recess formed in said proximal end including a slot extending into said proximal end and opening into said recess;an impaction rod having a distal end for insertion into said recess and having a pin extending in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of said rod; anda sleeve at least partially surrounding said rod for sliding engagement therewith both longitudinally and rotationally, said sleeve having a slot for engaging said pin on said rod and having a distal end with a projection formed thereon, the projection engaging said slot in said recess upon insertion and rotation of said sleeve within said recess.