Patent ID: 7172598
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An impacting device comprising: a hollow body, the hollow body including an inner chamber having an interior surface, the interior surface including at least one interference member extending radially inward therefrom, the hollow body further comprising an impact surface at one end thereof; a movable member having a proximal impacting surface, at least a part of the movable member disposed within the hollow body, the movable member being movable with respect to the hollow body, the movable member further including at least one interfering member configured to engage the at least one interference member of the hollow body; wherein the movable member is operable to move the interfering member past the interference member responsive to at least a first impacting force applied to the proximal impacting surface, the movable member operable to translate at least a portion of the first impacting force to the impact surface of the hollow body, and wherein the movable member is rotatable with respect to the hollow body, and wherein the interfering member and the interference member engage when the movable member is in a first rotational position with respect to the hollow body, and wherein the interfering member and the interference member do not engage when the movable member is in a second rotation position.