SAID IMPACTING DEVICE FOR IMPARTING AN IMPACT TO A STEM

An impaction device (1) intended to impart a blow to a stem, the stem itself being coupled to an element forming an insert intended to be inserted into a receiving element, in particular a ceramic insert in a cup of a cotyloid cavity of a hip; the impaction device (1) including an element (4) formin...

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Main Authors LOEHLE Pascal, BIEGUN Frédérique, BIEGUN Jean-François
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.03.2017
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Summary:An impaction device (1) intended to impart a blow to a stem, the stem itself being coupled to an element forming an insert intended to be inserted into a receiving element, in particular a ceramic insert in a cup of a cotyloid cavity of a hip; the impaction device (1) including an element (4) forming a barrel defining a channel (5) or an internal chamber that has an opening via which at least part of the stem, in particular a proximal end segment of the stem, can be inserted; means of applying a blow intended to apply to the part of the stem introduced into the chamber a pre-determined blow force; and means (12, 14) for triggering the blow application means.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615254634