Combination Driver/Anti-Rotation Handle for Shoulder Arthroplasty
AssigneeDePuy Products, Inc.
InventorKyle Lappin
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Abstract
An instrumentation kit for use in preparing a bone to receive a prosthetic component includes at least one first combination device, the at least one first combination device including a proximal portion configured to couple with a torque providing device and a distal portion configured to couple with a first instrument, the at least one first combination device pivotable between a first position whereat the proximal portion and the distal portion are (i) longitudinally aligned and (ii) configured to transfer a torque received by the proximal portion to the distal portion, and a second position whereat the proximal portion and the distal position are (i) not longitudinally aligned and (ii) configured to transfer a torque received by the proximal portion to the distal portion.
Claims16
An instrumentation kit for use in preparing a bone to receive a prosthetic component, comprising:
- at least one first combination device, the at least one first combination device including
- a proximal portion configured to couple with a torque providing device and a distal portion configured to couple with a first instrument, the at least one first combination device pivotable between a first position whereat the proximal portion and the distal portion are (i) longitudinally aligned and (ii) configured to transfer a torque received by the proximal portion to the distal portion, and a second position whereat the proximal portion and the distal position are (i) not longitudinally aligned and (ii) configured to transfer a torque received by the proximal portion to the distal portion.
A method of preparing a shoulder to receive a glenoid component comprising:
- accessing a glenoid of a shoulder;
- rotationally coupling a distal portion of a combination device to an instrument;
- applying a torque to a proximal portion of the combination device;
- transferring the applied torque from the proximal portion to the distal portion through a pivoting connection;
- rotating the instrument using the transferred applied torque;
- and
- reaming a portion of the glenoid with a rotating reaming section of the instrument using the transferred applied torque.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.