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US 10,092,325 B2Granted
Joint replacement spacers
OwnerJonathan T. Deland, Albert H. Bursteininventors
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Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for joint replacement.
Claims19
A kit comprising (a) a spacer for replacing a removed portion of a first bone and articulating with a second bone, (b) a bone-cutting bit, and (c) a guide sized and shaped to guide the bone cutting bit, wherein:
- the spacer comprises:
- an articulating surface sized and shaped to articulate with an articular surface of the second bone;
- and
- a stabilizing surface sized and shaped to conform to a cut surface of the first bone, wherein:
- the spacer defines first axis and a second axis not parallel to the first axis;
- in a cross-section of the spacer perpendicular to the first axis, the stabilizing surface defines a first curve including:
- a first portion with a first radius of curvature;
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- a second portion with a second radius of curvature not equal to the first radius of curvature;
- in a cross-section of the spacer perpendicular to the second axis, the stabilizing surface defines a second curve including:
- a third portion with a third radius of curvature;
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- a fourth portion with a fourth radius of curvature not equal to the third radius of curvature;
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- the second and fourth radii of curvature are not equal;
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- the bone-cutting bit having a cutting blade, the cutting blade having a first portion with a first radius of curvature and a second portion with a second radius of curvature, the bone-cutting bit and the guide are sized and shaped such that, when the bone-cutting bit is guided by the guide, the cutting blade sweeps out a surface complementary to the stabilizing surface of the spacer.
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A kit comprising a spacer for replacing a removed portion of a first bone and articulating with a second bone, a bone-cutting bit having a cutting portion, and a guide sized and shaped to guide the bone cutting bit wherein:
- the spacer comprises:
- an articulating surface sized and shaped to articulate with an articular surface of the second bone;
- and
- a stabilizing surface having a shape defined by a combination of at least two surface-generating curves such that two geometrically independent aspects of the stabilizing surface are defined by non-constant curvature;
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- the bone-cutting bit having a cutting blade, the cutting blade having a first portion with a first radius of curvature and a second portion with a second radius of curvature, the bone-cutting bit and the guide are sized and shaped such that, when the bone-cutting bit is guided by the guide, the cutting portion sweeps out a surface complementary to the stabilizing surface of the spacer;
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- the guide has a radius of curvature equal to the second portion of the cutting blade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.