Angled acetabular reamer and method of use
OwnerDonald Dyeinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive hip surgery to implant an acetabular shell into the acetabulum. An angled acetabular reamer includes a handle section and a reaming section that is disposed at an angle with respect to the handle section. The reaming section is positioned through the minimally invasive incision to ream the acetabulum.
Claims20
A method for using minimally invasive surgery to ream a natural acetabulum in a patient, comprising the steps of:
- incising a hip with a minimally invasive incision;
- providing an acetabular reaming instrument having a handle section and a reaming section, wherein the reaming section is disposed at an angle with respect to the handle section;
- positioning the reaming section into the minimally invasive incision;
- reaming the natural acetabulum with the reaming section;
- removing the reaming section from the incision;
- and
- closing the incision.
A method for using minimally invasive surgery to position an acetabular shell into a natural acetabulum in a patient, comprising the steps of:
- incising a hip with a minimally invasive incision;
- providing an acetabular reaming instrument having a handle section with a drive shaft and a reaming section with a driven shaft;
- coupling the drive shaft to the driven shaft so the driven shaft is at an angle with respect to the drive shaft;
- providing an acetabular shell;
- positioning the reaming section into the minimally invasive incision;
- reaming the natural acetabulum with the reaming instrument;
- removing the reaming instrument from the incision;
- positioning the acetabular shell into the reamed acetabulum;
- and
- closing the incision.
A method for using minimally invasive surgery to ream a natural acetabulum in a patient, comprising the steps of:
- incising a hip with an incision having a length about 2½ inches to about 4 inches;
- providing an angled acetabular reaming instrument having a handle section adapted to be gripped with a hand and a reaming section adapted to ream the acetabulum, wherein the reaming section is disposed at an angle with respect to the handle section;
- positioning the reaming section into the incision;
- reaming the natural acetabulum with the reaming section;
- removing the reaming section from the incision;
- and
- closing the incision.
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