ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,158, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to PRO-DEX INC. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Surgical impactor" was invented by Daniel Manuel Santos (Irvine, Calif.) and Justin Taber (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various surgical impactors are disclosed. The surgical impactor may include a housing, a rod that extends at least partially inside the housing, a hammer head attached to the rod, and a hammer housing that receives the hammer head. Actuation of the rod can cause the hammer head to move proximally and/or distally inside, and to impact, the hammer housing. The force of the impact can be conveyed to a surgical implant, instrument, et...