US Patent Issued to DePuy Synthes Products on March 11 for "Orthopedic impacting device having a launched mass delivering a controlled, repeatable and reversible impacting force" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,773, issued on March 11, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).

"Orthopedic impacting device having a launched mass delivering a controlled, repeatable and reversible impacting force" 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 o...