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US 8,475,481 B2Granted
Surgical cutting accessory with an inlet port into which irrigating fluid is flowed
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorDavid M. Himes
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Abstract
A surgical cutting accessory that includes inner and outer tubes. A cutting feature is attached to the inner tube. The proximal end of the inner tube is connected to an inner hub. The inner hub has features for engaging a drive shaft integral with a handpiece to which the accessory is attached. The outer hub has features that facilitate the removable coupling of the hub to the handpiece. The outer hub is formed with a bore through which the inner tube extends. The outer hub also has an inlet port that extends from an outer surface of the hub to the main bore. Irrigation fluid can be flowed through this port into the annular space between the inner and outer tubes. A seal is located adjacent the inlet port.
Claims24
A surgical cutting accessory for attachment to a surgical handpiece, the surgical handpiece having an open-ended bore and a discharge port that opens into the bore, said cutting accessory including:
- a static hub, said static hub shaped to have:
- a section dimensioned to be seated in the surgical handpiece bore;
- an outer surface;
- a stepped surface that is located in the section of said outer hub dimensioned to be seated in the surgical handpiece bore and that is located inwardly of the adjacent hub outer surface;
- axially opposed first and second ends;
- a through bore that extends from the first end to the second end;
- a geometric feature for receiving a locking element that holds said static hub to the handpiece;
- and an inlet bore for receiving fluid from the handpiece discharge port, said inlet bore extending inwardly from an opening in the stepped surface of said static hub to the through bore;
- a seal formed from compressible material mounted to the static hub adjacent the static hub stepped surface, said seal have an exposed surface located adjacent and outwardly of the opening into the static hub inlet bore;
- an outer tube mounted to said static hub that extends outwardly from the second end of said static hub over the through bore of said static hub;
- a rotating hub that is located adjacent the first end of said static hub, said rotating hub having:
- features configured to cooperate with the handpiece so that actuation the handpiece results in rotation of said rotating hub;
- and a bore with a distal end;
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- an inner tube having:
- a proximal section that is attached to said rotating hub so that said inner tube rotates in unison with said rotating hub;
- a center bore that opens into the distal end of the rotating hub bore through which a suction can be drawn;
- and a distal end spaced from the proximal end, said inner tube positioned to extend forward of said rotating hub through the through bore of said static hub and into said outer tube wherein, said inner tube and said outer tube are spaced apart from each other so as to form an annular channel therebetween, the inlet bore of said static hub being in fluid communication with the annular channel and wherein, the distal end of said inner tube is provided with a cutting head.
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A cutting accessory for use with a surgical handpiece that has a bore for receiving said accessory and an outlet port that opens into the bore through which irrigation fluid can be discharged, said cutting accessory including:
- an inner hub, said inner hub having:
- opposed proximal and distal ends;
- geometric features for engaging a rotating shaft internal to the handpiece so that the rotation of the shaft results in rotation of said inner hub;
- a bore that is open to the distal end of said hub;
- an inner tube having a hollow center that opens into the bore of said inner hub through which a suction can be drawn;
- said inner tube secured to said inner hub to extend forward from the distal end of the inner hub, said inner tube having a distal end spaced from said inner hub to which a cutting head is mounted;
- an outer hub disposed over said inner tube and located adjacent said inner hub so as to extend forward of the distal end of said inner hub, said outer hub having:
- at least a section dimensioned to seat in the surgical handpiece bore;
- an outer surface;
- opposed proximal and distal ends;
- a recessed surface located inwardly of the outer surface within the section of said outer hub dimensioned to seat in the surgical handpiece bore;
- a through bore that extends between the ends through which said inner tube extends;
- an inlet bore that is contiguous with and extends outwardly from the through bore, the inlet bore having an opening in the recessed surface for receiving irrigation fluid discharged from the handpiece outlet port;
- and a geometric feature that engages with a complementary fastening element of the surgical handpiece that holds the outer hub in the handpiece bore;
- a seal formed from compressible material mounted to the outer hub and positioned adjacent the opening into the outer hub inlet bore, said seal positioned to extend above the outer hub inlet bore and above the outer hub recessed surface so that, when the outer hub is seated in the handpiece bore, the seal abuts the portion of the handpiece that defines the housing outlet port;
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- an outer tube that extends from said outer hub that at least partially extends over said inner tube, said inner tube and said outer tube defining a channel therebetween through which irrigation fluid introduced through the outer hub inlet bore into the outer hub through bore flows.
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A cutting accessory for use with a surgical handpiece that has a bore for receiving said accessory and an outlet port that opens into the bore through which irrigation fluid can be discharged, said cutting accessory including:
- an outer hub, said outer hub shaped to have:
- a portion shaped to fit in the handpiece bore;
- opposed proximal and distal ends;
- a through bore that extends through said hub between the ends;
- an outer surface;
- a stepped surface in the portion of said hub shaped to fit in the handpiece bore that is located inwardly of the outer surface;
- and a inlet bore that has an inlet opening in the stepped surface, the inlet bore extending inward through said outer hub so as to open into the hub through bore;
- a seal mounted to said outer hub, said seal formed from compressible material and having a proximal section located adjacent the outer hub outer surface between the inlet bore inlet opening and the outer hub proximal end and a distal section located between the inlet bore inlet opening and the outer hub distal end, wherein both sections of said seal extend above the hub stepped surface and the inlet bore inlet opening;
- an inner hub, said inner hub having:
- geometric features for engaging a rotating shaft internal to the handpiece so that the rotation of the shaft results in rotation of said inner hub;
- and a distal end with a bore that extends proximally therefrom and said inner hub is positioned to extend away from the proximal end of the outer hub;
- an inner tube connected to said inner hub that extends forward from the distal end of said inner hub, through the outer hub through bore and distally forward of said outer hub, said inner tube having a conduit that opens into the inner hub bore and a distal end spaced from said outer hub to which a cutting head is mounted;
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- an outer tube that extends from said outer hub that at least partially extends over said inner tube, said inner tube and said outer tube defining a channel therebetween through which irrigation fluid introduced through the outer hub inlet bore into the outer hub main bore flows.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.