US 12,440,256 B2
Orthopedic adapter for an electric impacting tool
Christopher Pedicini, Franklin, TN (US)
Assigned to DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed by DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/433,905.
Application 18/433,905 is a continuation of application No. 17/143,477, filed on Jan. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,925,402.
Application 17/143,477 is a continuation of application No. 15/978,763, filed on May 14, 2018, granted, now 10,912,597, issued on Feb. 9, 2021.
Application 15/978,763 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/939,048, filed on Mar. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,033,315, issued on Jun. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/599,616, filed on Dec. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0341827 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/92 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); B25D 11/10 (2006.01); B25D 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/92 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1628 (2013.01); B25D 11/108 (2013.01); B25D 17/005 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00119 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 17/1626 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1666 (2013.01); A61B 17/1668 (2013.01); A61B 2017/924 (2013.01); A61B 2017/927 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0808 (2016.02); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical system, comprising:
a surgical impacting tool configured to drive impacting of bone in a forward direction and in a rearward direction, the surgical impacting tool including a hand grip; and
an adapter configured to removably attach to a forward portion of the surgical impacting tool at a plurality of predefined rotational orientations relative to the surgical impacting tool, wherein
a rearward portion of the adapter includes a plurality of planar outer surfaces configured to be advanced into the surgical impacting tool in removably attaching the adapter to the surgical impacting tool,
the plurality of planar outer surfaces are formed on an enlarged portion of the adapter,
a first portion of the adapter immediately forward of the enlarged portion having a maximum width that is less than a maximum width of the enlarged portion, and
a second portion of the adapter immediately rearward of the enlarged portion has a maximum width that is less than the maximum width of the enlarged portion.