Instruments for human orthopaedic surgery for installing expandable bone implants
AssigneeLock-In VCF SA
InventorGuillaume LACAZE
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Abstract
An instrument for implanting expandable bone implants for human orthopaedic surgery, the instrument including, an implant-holding portion comprising a gripping tube, the instrument including an instrument (Ac) for injecting fluid, such as bone cement, into the implant, having at least one cavity adapted to receive the fluid, the injection instrument (Ac) being disposed behind the implant-holding portion along the longitudinal axis and including at least one cannula for conveying the fluid to the inside of the implant while it is still held by the implant-holding portion.
Claims15
An instrument (A) for implanting expandable bone implants (1) for human orthopaedic surgery, for restoring the volume and/or the geometry of a bone, by expanding between a folded configuration and a deployed configuration of the implant (1), said instrument (A) comprising a main part that can be gripped by a practitioner, an implant-holding portion (AA) comprising a gripping tube (A0) extending along the longitudinal axis (L) and having, at its distal end, retention means that complement engagement means for engaging the implant, for holding the implant by its proximal end (11), wherein said instrument comprises an instrument (Ac) for injecting fluid, such as bone cement, into said implant (1), comprising at least one cavity adapted to receive the fluid, said injection instrument (Ac) being disposed behind the implant-holding portion (AA) along the longitudinal axis (L) and comprising at least one cannula (A0, A1, A3) for conveying the fluid to the inside of the implant (1) while it is still held by said implant-holding portion (AA).
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