Method and device for endoscopically assisted arthroplasty
AssigneeKristoffel Govaers
InventorKristoffel Govaers
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Abstract
The invention provides a mounting system for instruments for use in medulloscopy. The mounting system includes a positioning system adapted for being mechanically attached to a bone, and at least one instrument holder attached to the positioning system, the instrument holder being adapted for holding one or more instruments for being used during bone surgery in a medullary canal. Due to the positioning system which may be mechanically attached to the bone, and due to the instrument holder for holding instruments which is attached to the positioning system, a surgeon has both hands available for operating on the patient.
Claims13
A mounting system for holding one or more instruments for use in medulloscopy in a medullary canal, the mounting system comprising:
- a positioning system configured to be mechanically attached to a bone with a removed head having an open medullary canal in the bone, and at least one open instrument holder attached to the positioning system, the instrument holder being configured to hold at least one instrument used during bone surgery fixed against an inner wall of the medullary canal,
- wherein the positioning system has a shape adapted for being supported by an upper part of the bone with the removed head or an upper surface of the open medullary canal, and
- wherein the mounting system comprises a completely open working space for a user between the inner wall and the at least one instrument being on an opposite side of the inner wall of the open medullary canal in the bone, when the instrument holder is used during bone surgery and at least one instrument is held by the instrument holder.
A mounting system for holding one or more instruments for use in medulloscopy in a medullary canal, the mounting system comprising:
- a positioning system configured to be mechanically attached to a bone, and at least one instrument holder attached to the positioning system, the instrument holder being configured to hold one or more instruments used during bone surgery fixed against an inner wall of the medullary canal,
- wherein the positioning system comprises a spring system fixable in the medullary canal.
A method for preparing a minimally invasive method for performing bone surgery, the preparation method comprising:
- mechanically attaching a positioning system to an upper part of a bone with a removed head or an upper surface of an open medullary canal in the bone, with an instrument holder being attached to the positioning system,
- attaching one or more instruments to be used during bone surgery to the instrument holder in the medullary canal such that the one or more instruments are held fixed against an inner wall of the medullary canal to form a completely open working space for a user between an opposite side of the inner wall and the one or more instruments fixed against the inner wall of the open medullary canal in the bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.