Prosthetic acetabular cup inserter

An acetabular cup shell inserter has a first end with a handle and a wire coupling element. The inserter has a shell insertion end opposite the first end having a radial expandable element for contacting an inner surface of the acetabular cup shell. A tubular portion is provided extending between th...

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Hauptverfasser:	DELOGE NICOLAS, AUXEPAULES ARNAUD
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	An acetabular cup shell inserter has a first end with a handle and a wire coupling element. The inserter has a shell insertion end opposite the first end having a radial expandable element for contacting an inner surface of the acetabular cup shell. A tubular portion is provided extending between the handle end and the insertion end. The tubular portion may be curved. A wire having a first end coupled to the coupling element at the first end is provided. The wire extends through the tubular portion and into the insertion end, the wire having a second end coupled to a moveable element for expanding the expandable element. The inserter includes a system for applying tension to the wire, such as by moving the wire in a direction towards the first end, the tension causing the expandable element to expand and grip the inner surface of the shell.