An impactor consisting of a handle made out of a compressed wood-grained resin product with a bar extending out of it, then curving at about a 45 degree angle, then straightening again with a screw on the end.
An impactor consisting of a handle made out of a compressed wood-grained resin product with a bar extending out of it, then curving at about a 45 degree angle, then straightening again with a screw on the end.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used for hip replacement surgery at Kingston General Hospital.
"DePuy Product Portfolio, Instruments," Warsaw, Indiana, 1993, p. 57
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.