Shoulder separation reconstruction
AssigneeDePuy Inc.
InventorJ. Kendall Ethridge
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Abstract
A kit for performing surgical reconstruction of a shoulder separation using a device for visualizing the shoulder structure and particularly the clavicle and coracoid process. The kit includes a drill for drilling a hole through the clavicle and the coracoid process. A plurality of guide pins for insertion into the shoulder to define an initial entry position and angle for the drill. The kit also includes a device for reducing the separation between the clavicle and the coracoid process while providing a desired separation therebetween.
Claims25
A method for surgically reconstructing a shoulder separation comprising
- inserting metal guide pins into the shoulder to bracket the coracoid process,
- drilling a first hole in the clavicle and a second hole in the coracoid process using the guide pins as a guide for the drill,
- inserting a screw through the first hole and into the second hole, and
- reducing the separation by screwing the clavicle to the coracoid process.
A method of surgically reconstructing a shoulder separation comprising
- arranging means for visualizing the shoulder to visually display the shoulder structure on a screen,
- obtaining guide pins, which will show on the screen
- utilizing the visualizing means to determine the proper location of the guide pins,
- inserting the guide pins into the shoulder to bracket the coracoid process,
- drilling a first hole in the clavicle and a second hole in the coracoid process using the inserted pins as a guide for the drill,
- inserting a screw through the first hole and into the second hole, and
- reducing the separation by screwing the clavicle toward the coracoid process.
A kit for performing surgical reconstruction of a shoulder separation using means for visualizing the shoulder structure and particularly the clavicle and coracoid process, said kit comprising
- a drill for drilling a hole through the clavicle and the coracoid process,
- a plurality of guide pins for insertion into the shoulder to define an initial entry position and angle for the drill, and
- means for reducing the separation between the clavicle and the coracoid process while providing a desired separation therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.