Patent ID: 8603100

Claim:
A surgical tool for knocking out or inserting a prosthesis, comprising an elongated shaft having a continuously curved tool head which comprises a passage adapted for insertion of a prosthesis neck, a bolt mechanism configured to detachably block said prosthesis neck when it is inserted within said passage, and an at least partially compressible insertion element which is inserted into said passage of said tool head, said insertion element being configured to receive said prosthesis neck, said bolt mechanism comprising an adjustable blocking element extending from said tool shaft into said passage, wherein a position of said blocking element is adaptable to different diameters of a neck of the prosthesis, and a controlling member configured to apply an adjusting force onto the blocking element and comprising a rod inserted moveably within said tool shaft and adjacent to said blocking element and an adjustment element configured to actuate said rod at an end of said rod which is turned away from the tool head, wherein an actuation of said blocking element is arranged to move said blocking element and to releasably lock said blocking element in a blocking position in said tool head, and wherein said tool head comprises a lateral opening at said passage for lateral insertion of the prosthesis neck.