US Patent Issued to DePuy Synthes Products on Aug. 25 for "Orthopedic device delivering a controlled, repeatable impact" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,484, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Orthopedic device delivering a controlled, repeatable impact" was invented by Christopher Pedicini (Franklin, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor-driven orthopedic impacting tool is provided for orthopedic impacting in the hips, knees, shoulders and the like. The tool is capable of holding a broach, chisel, or other end effector, which when gently tapped in a cavity with controlled percussive impacts, can expand the size or volume of an opening of the cavity or facilitate removal of the broach, implant, or other surgical implement from the...