Surgical nail inserter

Details Surgical nail inserter Surgical nail inserter

1998-02-27

1999-06-22

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 86, A61B 1756

Patent

active

059138602

ABSTRACT:
A device and method for the insertion and removal of an internal fracture fixation implant are disclosed. The device includes a slide rod having a tubular body with first and second ends and a bore for receiving the implant, a securing element located on the first end of the slide rod for maintaining the implant in the bore, a handle on the second end of the slide rod for manipulation of the device, and a slap hammer having a body member configured and dimensioned to be releasably and slideably connected to the slide rod so that displacement against the securing element results in impaction while displacement against the handle results in extraction of the implant. Removing the slap hammer from the slide rod when it is not needed facilitates use of the device. In a preferred embodiment, the slap hammer has a grip and the slap hammer body member has a channel for receiving the slide rod and at least one retaining element for maintaining the slide rod in the channel. Preferably, the grip is pivotally connected to the body member of the slap hammer to increase the handling of the device. The securing element can be a keyless chuck that has a variable opening that accommodates implants having diameters ranging from 0.6 to 6 mm. Although the chuck can be tightened or loosened by hand, slots on the chuck allow tool-assisted tightening or loosening.

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