Patent ID: 9155632
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic instrument for implanting an acetabular cup having a surface for attachment to an acetabular socket in a pelvic bone and a concave surface having an acetabular cup stem affixed therein and projecting outwardly therefrom, the concave surface further comprising a circumferential groove located in proximity to a circumferential edge of the acetabular cup, the orthopedic instrument comprising a handle comprising a shaft having an impactor head at a proximal end and an axially disposed first threaded annular portion at a distal end, an acetabular impactor having a hemispherical head at a distal end and an axially disposed second threaded annular portion at a proximal end, the second threaded annular portion being screwed into the first threaded annular portion removably affixing the handle to the acetabular impactor, the hemispherical head being configured to couple to the acetabular cup, the hemispherical head comprising an annular recess to receive the acetabular cup stem and retaining tabs configured to releasably engage the circumferential groove.