INSERTER FOR LOCATING AND IMPACTING AN ACETABULAR CUP

摘要

An inserter for locating and impacting an acetabular cup which has an inner bearing surface in a prepared acetabulum, comprising a handle carrying an anvil, an impaction head adapted to receive said cup and retention means for attaching said cup to the inserter extending between actuating means in the handle and the impaction head and in which said actuating means are operable to free the retention means from the cup by impacting the anvil.