Acetabular cup inserting instrument
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1. An acetabular cup inserting instrument comprising a first elongated handle and a second elongated handle extending from the first handle, the second handle being selectively rotatable about the first handle and selectively lockable in a desired position with respect to the first handle, and wherein the first elongated handle includes a proximal end, a distal end and an interconnecting intermediate section therebetween.
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An acetabular cup inserting instrument comprises a first handle and a second handle extending therefrom. The second handle is selectively rotatable about the first handle and selectively lockable in a desired position with respect to the first handle.
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- 1. An acetabular cup inserting instrument comprising a first elongated handle and a second elongated handle extending from the first handle, the second handle being selectively rotatable about the first handle and selectively lockable in a desired position with respect to the first handle, and wherein the first elongated handle includes a proximal end, a distal end and an interconnecting intermediate section therebetween.
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10. A method of inserting an acetabular cup with an instrument having a first elongated handle and a second elongated handle extending from the first handle, wherein the second handle is selectively rotatable about the first handle and selectively lockable via a securing means in a desired position with respect to the first handle, the method comprising the following steps:
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(a) releasably attaching the instrument to an acetabular cup; (b) rotating the second handle about the first handle to the desired position; (c) locking the second handle in the desired position via the securing means; (d) aligning the cup to the proper anatomic orientation; and (e) properly positioning and inserting the cup in the prepared acetabulum. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An acetabular cup inserting instrument comprising a first elongated handle and a second elongated handle extending from the first handle, the second handle being selectively rotatable about the first handle and selectively lockable in a desired position with respect to the first handle, and wherein the first elongated handle includes a proximal end, a distal end and an interconnecting intermediate section therebetween, and wherein the second handle includes a first sleeve adapted to fit about the first handle for interconnecting the second handle to the first handle, the instrument including a securing means to selectively lock the second handle in the desired position with respect to the first handle, and the first sleeve being freely rotatable about the first handle when the securing means is not operatively locking the second handle in the desired position, and wherein the instrument further includes a second sleeve which is located distally to the first sleeve, the second sleeve is adapted to fit about the first handle and is rigidly fixed thereto, and wherein the securing means includes a first radial disc extending from the end of the first sleeve closest to the distal end of the first handle and a second radial disc extending from the end of the second sleeve closest to the proximal end thereof and facing toward the first radial disc, the first disc includes a splined surface facing toward the second disc, and the second disc includes a mating splined surface facing toward the splined surface of the first disc, the securing means further including a locking means to selectively maintain the splined surfaces in locking engagement, thus fixing the second handle in the desired position with respect to the first handle when the locking means is effecting locking engagement, and enabling the second handle to freely rotate about the first handle when the locking means is not effecting locking engagement.
- 13. An acetabular cup inserting instrument comprising a first elongated handle and a second elongated handle extending from the first handle, the second handle being selectively rotatable about the first handle and selectively lockable in a desired position with respect to the first handle, and wherein the first elongated handle includes a proximal end, a distal end and an interconnecting intermediate section therebetween, and wherein the second handle includes a connecting means adapted to fit about the first handle for interconnecting the second handle to the first handle, the instrument including a securing means to selectively lock the second handle in the desired position with respect to the first handle, and the connecting means being freely rotatable about the first handle when the securing means is not operatively locking the second handle in the desired position.
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