Patent ID: 8585709

Claim:
An orthopedic impactor, comprising: a) an elongated body comprising a body sidewall surrounding a body lumen extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal body portion providing a strike plate to a distal body portion having an open distal body end; b) a connection rod positioned in the body lumen and having a rod length extending from a proximal rod end positioned in the proximal body portion to a distal rod end extending out of the open distal body end, wherein the distal rod end is connectable to a prosthetic cup; c) a handle positioned in a slidable relationship along the longitudinal axis on the body sidewall, the handle having a proximal handle portion spaced from a distal handle portion; d) a distal member fixed in a non-movable position on the body sidewall at the distal body portion; and e) a proximal member connected to the proximal rod end in a slidable relationship on the body sidewall at the proximal body portion; and f) a lever arm comprising a distal lever arm portion having a distal lever arm wedge end abutting the fixed distal member, wherein the distal lever arm portion is pivotally connected to the distal handle portion at a location that is proximal of the lever arm wedge end; g) wherein actuation of the lever arm from a first position spaced from the body to a second position closer toward the body than the first position causes the distal lever arm wedge end to wedge against the fixed distal member to thereby cause the pivotable connection between the lever arm and the handle to move the handle in a proximal direction along the body sidewall and the longitudinal axis, which consequently moves the proximal member along the body sidewall and the connected rod along the body lumen to thereby cause the distal rod end connectable to a prosthetic cup to move the cup proximally against the distal body end.