Device for performing a surgical procedure and method

A method for treating a bone defect, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a device comprising:
• a first member extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, the first end including a first portion spaced apart from a second portion by a gap having a first width and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, the first portion including a post extending parallel the longitudinal axis and the second portion including a hook configured to engage the post to fix the first portion relative to the second portion, an inner surface of the first portion and an inner surface of the second portion defining a cavity,
• a pivoting member movably disposed in the cavity including an inner surface defining a passageway, and
• a second member disposed within the passageway;
• creating an access path to a defect in a bone;
• inserting the second end of the first member through the access path;
• inserting a second member into the passageway;
• rotating the pivoting member to a selected trajectory relative to the longitudinal axis such that a distal end of the second member is positioned adjacent the bone defect;
• and
• engaging the hook with the post such that the gap has a second width that is less than the first width and the second member is fixed in the selected trajectory.

A device for holding a surgical tool comprising:

• a first member extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, the first end including a first portion spaced apart from a second portion by a gap extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, an inner surface of the first portion and an inner surface of the second portion defining a substantially spherical cavity, the first portion including a post extending parallel the longitudinal axis and the second portion including a hook configured to engage the post to fix the first portion relative to the second portion;
• a substantially spherical pivoting member movably disposed in the cavity including an inner surface defining a passageway, the cavity and the pivoting member defining a ball and socket joint;
• and
• a second member disposed within the passageway, the second member including an inner surface defining a second passageway having an inflatable bone tamp or a bone void filler disposed therein,
• wherein the pivoting member is movable between a first orientation such that the gap has a first width and the pivoting member is rotatable to a selected trajectory relative to the longitudinal axis and a second orientation such that the gap has a second width that is less than the first width and the second member is fixed in the selected trajectory, and
• wherein the hook is spaced apart from the post when the pivoting member is in the first orientation and the hook engages the post when the pivoting member is in the second orientation.