Patent ID: 7780673

Claim:
An acetabular cup inserter, comprising: a frame having a proximal frame end, a distal frame end, and an offset leg extending between and offset from said proximal frame end and said distal frame end, said proximal frame end having a handle and an impaction surface, said distal frame end adapted for connection of an acetabular cup thereto, said distal frame end defining a shoulder and a projection, said projection having an opening extending therethrough; a threaded shaft associated with said frame and configured to threadingly engage the acetabular cup, said threaded shaft extending from said distal frame end and through said opening in said projection; a cap having a cap opening extending therethrough, said cap seated against said shoulder of said distal frame end with said projection of said distal frame end extending into said cap opening and said threaded shaft extending through said cap opening; a drive linkage rotationally connected to said threaded shaft, whereby rotation of said drive linkage results in corresponding rotation of said threaded shaft, wherein said threaded shaft is biased in a direction away from said distal frame end and toward the proximal frame end and into engagement with said drive linkage; and a locking lever and a locking shaft, said locking lever engaged with said locking shaft, said locking shaft having a cam, said locking shaft positioned proximate said drive linkage, whereby rotation of said locking lever causes said cam to selectively inhibit rotation of said drive linkage.