Orthopaedic Surgical Screwdrivers

05 May 2016

The Medical AMRC has successfully completed a commission from sports injury, trauma and orthopaedic products specialist Harvard Healthcare to design and develop a range of innovative orthopaedic screwdrivers for use in operating theatres.

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The screwdrivers had to retain screws securely until they were anchored in place, offering an easy to use alternative for surgeons who currently employ a variety of devices to retain screws, which tend to be overly complex, difficult to use and hard to manufacture.

The initial brief was to develop a range with interchangeable shafts for fixing 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 mm screws with hexagonal heads. Practical and theoretical studies resulted in a decision to develop a separate design to enhance the capabilities of the 1.5mm device in order to achieve the torque specified in the British BS 3531-5.1-1997 standard covering devices used to tighten orthopaedic screws.

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