ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,256, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to DePuy Synthes Products Inc. (Raynham, Mass.).
"Orthopedic adapter for an electric impacting tool" was invented by Christopher Pedicini (Franklin, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrically driven orthopedic impactor may include an adapter for interfacing between the orthopedic impactor and a surgical implement. The adapter may have a first surface that transmits a forward impact energy and a second surface that transmits a reverse impact energy. The adapter can connect to the surgical implement and to the orthopedic impactor without the use of external tools. The adapter may connect t...