Patent ID: 7191685

Claim:
A method of transferring force in a directionally and force controlled manner to a targeted object, said method comprising the steps of: providing a device including a (i) guide sleeve with a longitudinal passageway therethrough, (ii) and an impact head receiving section attached to a distal end of the guide sleeve, said impact head receiving section having a proximal stop formed at a connection to the guide sleeve and having a distal stop, an open space being defined between said proximal and distal stops; providing an impact head having a proximal end received in said open space, said proximal end being defined by a slide portion that is slidable in said open space, and said impact head further having an impact extension which extends distally beyond said distal stop; inserting a plunger in said longitudinal passageway; attaching a removable tip to said impact extension; orienting said guide sleeve in a direction for which force is to be directed toward the object to be contacted; sliding the plunger in the guide sleeve by maintaining the guide sleeve in a fixed position and moving the plunger at a desired speed to contact the impact head with a desired force, the contact of the plunger with the impact head occurring within the open space; sliding the impact head in response to the forced transferred from the plunger and maintaining the slide portion of said impact head within the open space, said distal stop defining a limit of travel for the slide portion; and contacting the object with the removable tip.