Patent ID: 7503921

Claim:
An orthopaedic reamer driver, comprising: a tubular housing including at least one first positioning feature; a drive shaft within said housing and having a drive end; a variable angle cap pivotally coupled with said housing adjacent said drive end, said variable angle cap including at least one leg extending along a side of said housing, each said leg having a second positioning feature selectively engaging and disengaging with a corresponding said first positioning feature at a selected one of a plurality of angular positions, each said second positioning feature maintaining said variable angle cap at said selected angular position when engaged with said corresponding first positioning feature, said first feature being engaged and disengaged with said second feature in an axial direction relative to said tubular housing, said first feature being yieldably urged into engagement with said second feature; a variable angle joint coupled to said drive end; a reamer drive head coupled to said variable angle joint; a collar positioned over said tube and supporting said first feature, said collar being displaceable along said tube to engage and disengage said first and second features; and, a spring for yieldably urging said collar in a direction causing said first and second feature to engage, wherein said spring is positioned over said tubular housing and in the interior of said collar.