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US 8,475,460 B1Granted
Angled reamer spindle for minimally invasive hip replacement surgery
AssigneeGreatbatch Medical S.A.
InventorsDouglas J. Roger, Philippe Fehlbaum, Yann Rossé
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Abstract
A reamer for use in minimally invasive hip replacement surgical approaches is provided. The reamer spindle includes an elongate housing portion that extends along a first axis and a neck or distal portion that extends along a second axis, wherein the second axis extends at an angle of between about 35 degrees and about 65 degrees relative to the first axis. A reamer head is removably connectable to the distal neck portion and has a surface configured to cut bone.
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A method for reaming a patient's acetabulum, comprising the steps:
- a) providing a surgical spindle, comprising:
- i) a housing comprising a housing length extending along a first longitudinal axis from a proximal housing portion to a distal housing neck portion that is disposed at an acute angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis;
- ii) a drive train at least partially housed within the housing, the drive train comprising:
- a drive shaft extending along the first longitudinal axis and comprising a proximal drive shaft end adapted for releasable connection to a rotary motion source and a distal drive shaft end;
- a proximal U-joint connected to the distal drive shaft end, the proximal U-joint extending along the first longitudinal axis and comprising a pair of forwardly-extending first yoke plates, each first yoke plate having a first opening and a first beveled exterior surface, wherein each of the first beveled exterior surfaces extends inwardly and downwardly toward the first longitudinal axis from, at, or adjacent to the respective first opening to a distal end of the respective first yoke plate;
- an H-joint extending along a second longitudinal axis at a first acute angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis, the H-joint comprising an intermediate section connected to second and third pairs of yoke plate which oppose one another, each yoke plate of the second and third pairs having respective second and third openings and second and third beveled exterior surfaces, wherein each of the second and third beveled exterior surfaces extends inwardly and downwardly toward the second longitudinal axis from, at, or adjacent to the respective second and third openings to:
- (a) a proximal end of the respective second yoke plate, and (b) a distal end of the respective third yoke plate, and wherein each yoke plate of the second and third pairs has a yoke plate length y that is greater than an intermediate length x of the intermediate section of the H-joint;
- a distal U-joint extending along a third longitudinal axis at a second acute angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis, the distal U-joint comprising a pair of rearwardly-extending fourth yoke plates, each fourth yoke plate having a fourth opening and a fourth beveled exterior surface, wherein each of the fourth beveled exterior surfaces extends inwardly and downwardly toward the third longitudinal axis from, at, or adjacent to the fourth opening to a proximal end of the respective fourth yoke plate, and wherein the distal U-joint comprises a distal portion of the drive train residing in the distal housing neck portion,
- wherein the second pair of yoke plates of the H-joint are pivotably connected to the forwardly-extending first yoke plates of the proximal U-joint through pivot pins received in the respective second and third openings and an intermediate first pivot block, and the third pair of yoke plates of the H-joint are pivotably connected to the rearwardly-extending fourth yoke plates of the distal U-joint through pivot pins received in the respective third and fourth openings and an intermediate second pivot block;
- b) detachably connecting the proximal drive shaft end of the surgical spindle to the rotary motion source and the distal portion of the drive train to a surgical reamer;
- c) creating a surgical incision and exposing the acetabulum by detaching a patient's piriformis muscle, one of a short external rotator muscle, or a conjoined tendon, but not a patient's gluteus maximus muscle and remaining short external rotator muscles;
- d) moving the surgical reamer into the incision and against the exposed acetabulum;
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- e) reaming the acetabulum by rotating the surgical reamer.
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A method for reaming a patient's acetabulum, comprising the steps:
- a) providing a surgical spindle, comprising:
- i) a housing comprising a housing length extending along a first longitudinal axis from a proximal housing portion to a distal housing neck portion that is disposed at an acute angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis;
- ii) a drive train at least partially housed within the housing, the drive train comprising:
- a drive shaft extending along the first longitudinal axis and comprising a proximal drive shaft end adapted for releasable connection to a rotary motion source and a distal drive shaft end;
- a proximal U-joint connected to the distal drive shaft end, the proximal U-joint extending along the first longitudinal axis and comprising a pair of forwardly-extending first yoke plates;
- an H-joint extending along a second longitudinal axis at a first acute angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis, the H-joint comprising an intermediate section connected to second and third pairs of yoke plates which oppose one another, wherein each yoke plate of the second and third pairs has a yoke plate length y that is greater than an intermediate length x of the intermediate section of the H-joint;
- a distal U-joint extending along a third longitudinal axis at a second acute angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis, the distal U-joint comprising a pair of rearwardly-extending fourth yoke plates,
- wherein the second pair of yoke plates of the H-joint are pivotably connected to the forwardly-extending first yoke plates of the proximal U-joint through pivot pins received in an intermediate first pivot block, and the third pair of yoke plates of the H-joint are pivotably connected to the rearwardly-extending fourth yoke plates of the distal U-joint through pivot pins received in an intermediate second pivot block, wherein the distal U-joint comprises a distal portion of the drive train residing in the distal housing neck portion;
- b) detachably connecting the proximal drive shaft end of the surgical spindle to the rotary motion source and the distal portion of the drive train to a surgical reamer;
- c) creating a surgical incision and exposing the acetabulum by detaching a patient's piriformis muscle, one of a short external rotator muscle, or a conjoined tendon, but not a patient's gluteus maximus muscle and remaining short external rotator muscles;
- d) moving the surgical reamer into the incision and against the exposed acetabulum;
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- e) reaming the acetabulum by rotating the surgical reamer.
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A method for reaming a patient's acetabulum, comprising the steps:
- a) providing a surgical spindle, comprising:
- i) a housing comprising a housing length extending along a first longitudinal axis from a proximal housing portion to a distal housing neck portion that is disposed at an angle greater than 30° with respect to the first longitudinal axis;
- ii) a drive train at least partially housed within the housing, the drive train comprising:
- a drive shaft extending along the first longitudinal axis and comprising a proximal drive shaft end adapted for releasable connection to a rotary motion source and a distal drive shaft end;
- a proximal U-joint connected to the distal drive shaft end, the proximal U-joint extending along the first longitudinal axis and comprising a pair of forwardly-extending first yoke plates, each first yoke plate having a first opening and a first beveled exterior surface, wherein each of the first beveled exterior surfaces extends inwardly and downwardly toward the first longitudinal axis at an angle of 15° from, at, or adjacent to the first opening to a distal end of the respective first yoke plate;
- an H-joint extending along a second longitudinal axis at an angle of 12.5° with respect to the first longitudinal axis, the H-joint comprising an intermediate section connected to second and third pairs of yoke plates which oppose one another, each yoke plate of the second and third pairs having respective second and third openings and second and third beveled exterior surfaces, wherein each of the second and third beveled exterior surfaces extends inwardly and downwardly toward the second longitudinal axis at an angle of 45° from, at, or adjacent to the respective second and third openings to:
- (a) a proximal end of the respective second yoke plate, and (b) a distal end of the respective third yoke plate, and wherein each yoke plate of the second and third pairs has a yoke plate length ranging from 9 mm to 12 mm and the intermediate section of the H-joint has a length ranging from 3 mm to 5 mm;
- a distal U-joint extending along a third longitudinal axis at a second acute angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis, the distal U-joint comprising a pair of rearwardly-extending fourth yoke plates, each fourth yoke plate having a fourth opening and a fourth beveled exterior surface, wherein each of the fourth beveled exterior surfaces extends inwardly and downwardly toward the third longitudinal axis at an angle of 45° from, at, or adjacent to the respective fourth opening to a proximal end of the respective fourth yoke plate, wherein the distal U-joint comprises a distal portion of the drive train residing in the distal housing neck portion, and
- wherein the second pair of yoke plates of the H-joint are pivotably connected to the forwardly-extending first yoke plates of the proximal U-joint through pivot pins received in the respective second and first openings and an intermediate first pivot block, and the third pair of yoke plates of the H-joint are pivotably connected to the rearwardly-extending fourth yoke plates of the distal U-joint through pivot pins received in the respective third and fourth openings and an intermediate second pivot block;
- b) detachably connecting the proximal drive shaft end of the surgical spindle to the rotary motion source and the distal portion of the drive train to a surgical reamer;
- c) creating a surgical incision and exposing the acetabulum by detaching a patient's piriformis muscle, one of a short external rotator muscle, or a conjoined tendon, but not a patient's gluteus maximus muscle and remaining short external rotator muscles;
- d) moving the surgical reamer into the incision and against the exposed acetabulum;
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- e) reaming the acetabulum by rotating the surgical reamer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.