Patent ID: 7993348

Claim:
An acetabular cup insertion instrument comprising: a handle portion having a drive shaft therethrough; a non-linear hollow body portion mounted on a first end of said handle portion, the first end of the handle portion having a first groove open towards the body portion; a releasable lid connected to at least a portion of said non-linear hollow body, the lid having a tongue portion at a first and second end thereof; a flexible drive shaft connected to said drive shaft in said handle portion at a first end of said hollow body, an acetabular device holder at a second end of said hollow body, the device holder having a second groove open towards the body portion, the first and second grooves respectively receiving the tongue portions at the first and second ends of the lid, and a spring biased locking element slidably mounted on the acetabular device holder, the locking element spring biased towards the non-linear body portion, the locking element locking the tongue at the second end of the lid within the second groove when in a first position and is slidable with respect to the holder against the spring bias to a second position to allow the release of the tongue from the second groove.