INSTRUMENT FOR MANIPULATING AN IMPLANT

摘要

An instrument (10) for manipulating a prosthetic implant (2) the instrument comprising: an attachment element (20), operable to engage the Implant; an actuation rod (SO), a distal end (50a) of which is connected to the attachment element; and a stem (14), the actuation rod being at least partially moveably received within the stem, wherein the attachment element is bendable between a first position in which the attachment element does not engage the implant and a second position in which the attachment element engages the Implant, the actuation rod being configured so as to selectively bend the attachment element between the first and second positions upon movement of the actuation rod.

主权项

1. An instrument for manipulating a prosthetic implant, the instrument comprising:
an attachment element, operable to engage the implant: wherein the attachment element is bendable between a first position in which the attachment element does not engage the implant and a second position in which the attachment element engages the implant; an actuator, the actuator being configured so as to selectively bend the attachment element between the first and second positions upon actuation of the actuator; and an impaction member provided at a distal end of the instrument, wherein the attachment element comprises one or more arms extending from a hub, the arms being configured to flex with respect to the hub, and wherein the impaction member comprises one or more channels, each channel of the one or more channels being configured to receive a respective arm of the attachment element.