US 12,290,300 B1
Orthopedic impactor tool
Christopher Pedicini, Brentwood, TN (US)
Assigned to FIDELIS PARTNERS, LLC, Cheyenne, WY (US)
Filed by Fidelis Partners, LLC, Cheyenne, WY (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/889,589.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/609,034, filed on Dec. 12, 2023.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/92 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/92 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An orthopedic impactor tool, comprising:
a motor;
a linear motion converter operatively coupled to the motor;
a thrown mass operatively coupled to the linear motion converter; and
an anvil including at least one impact surface;
wherein, during an operational cycle of the orthopedic impactor tool, the motor generates rotational motion that drives the linear motion converter,
wherein the linear motion converter, while being driven by the rotational motion, converts the rotational motion into linear motion and communicates the linear motion to the thrown mass,
wherein the linear motion, communicated to the thrown mass, causes the thrown mass to accelerate and impact the at least one impact surface imparting a linear impact force on the anvil,
wherein the motor and the linear motion converter operate on independent axes, and
wherein an anvil stroke is limited to less than 8 millimeters before the thrown mass impacts a bumper.