A cup inserter/ impactor handle consisting of a handle made out of a compressed wood-grained resin product; extending from the handle is a curved shaft with a disc on the end with a screw in the centre; there is a traction handle attached to the shaft which extends back from the disc at about a 45 …
A cup inserter/ impactor handle consisting of a handle made out of a compressed wood-grained resin product; extending from the handle is a curved shaft with a disc on the end with a screw in the centre; there is a traction handle attached to the shaft which extends back from the disc at about a 45 degree angle.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used for hip replacement surgery at Kingston General Hospital.
"DePuy Product Portfolio, Reconstruction Products," Warsaw, Indiana, 1993, p. 57
Mary White
Research Facts
This device was used with a cup impactor which screws on to the end to hold an implant securely into the acetabulum while the adhesive dried during hip replacement surgery.