A61B17/1662

Rotary mill

A rotary mill is disclosed comprising a body portion (4) having a milling surface (10) and a central bore (30) extending along an axis of rotation (18) of the body portion (4); and a guide portion (6) having a guide body (22) and a guide peg (24) extending from the guide body (22), the guide peg (24) operable to be received in the central bore (20) of the body portion (4), the guide body (22) having at least one alignment feature (28, 30) which is the same as that of a prosthesis component. A method of implanting a unicondylar femoral component is also disclosed, the method comprising, a) reaming the femoral condylar surface to accept the unicondylar femoral component; b) drilling peg holes for affixing the unicondylar femoral component; c) affixing a guide portion of a rotary mill onto the prepared condylar surface using the drilled peg holes; d) reaming a portion of bone anterior to the affixed guide portion; e) removing the guide portion from the bone; and f) affixing a unicondylar femoral component to the prepared condylar surface.

JOINT OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM AND METHOD

A system includes a first spacer sized and configured to be received within a resected bone space of a first bone and a second spacer sized and configured to be coupled to a second bone. The first spacer and the second spacer each include a body extending between a bone contacting surface and a coupling surface. At least one shim is positioned between the first and second spacers. The shim includes a body extending between a first coupling surface and a second coupling surface. The first spacer, the second spacer, and the at least one shim position the first and second bones in a predetermined alignment. An adjustable guide including a guide adapter and a guide body is configured to couple to the first spacer and is adjustable on a first axis.

Surgical Instrument Handle With Implant Sizing Feature And Method Of Using

A single-use handle is configured to attach to a working shaft that can support a sounder for measuring the medullary canal of a proximal radius, and a planarizer that is configured to planarize a proximal edge of the proximal radius after the proximal radius has been resected. The handle can further include a plurality of sizing cavities that are configured to receive the resected bone so as to determine the size of the resected bone. The handle can further include an ejector that is configured to decouple the planarizer from the working shaft.

Arthroscopic resection methods
10537338 · 2020-01-21 · ·

The present disclosure relates to resection devices and methods. The resection device includes an outer tubular member; and an inner tubular member disposed within the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member including a burr having a body with flutes extending along a length of the body, the flutes including parabolic wave patterns located along surface edges of the flutes. In an embodiment, the parabolic wave patterns extend along entire lengths of the flutes. Other resection devices and methods are also disclosed.

DENTAL BONE FOUNDATION GUIDE WITH PALATAL OR LINGUAL SIDE GAP AND FREEHAND SURGICAL GUIDE
20200015934 · 2020-01-16 ·

A first guide member includes a horizontal body portion and a pair of upright portions. The horizontal body portion has an arcuate configuration and includes a first horizontal surface, a front surface, a rear surface, and a second horizontal surface. The first horizontal surface is flat. The first upright body portion includes a first inwardly extending portion. A first engagement surface of the first inwardly extending portion is configured to rest on a ridge of the alveolar arch of the patient. The second upright body portion includes a second inwardly extending portion. A second engagement surface of the second inwardly extending portion is configured to rest on a ridge of the alveolar arch of the patient. The first guide member lacks a component configured to extend along a lingual or palatal side of the alveolar arch of the patient.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUGMENTING BONE
20200000500 · 2020-01-02 ·

An expandable implant system is configured to increase the height of a target bone, for instance that has been subjected to a compression fracture. The expandable implant system includes an implant assembly that can be inserted into the target bone, and subsequently expanded so as to increase the height of the target bone. The expandable implant system further includes an and insertion assembly that is configured to create an insertion channel into the target bone, such that the implant assembly can be inserted in a collapsed configuration into the target bone along the insertion channel, and subsequently expanded.

Systems and Methods For Preparing Bone Voids To Receive A Prosthesis
20240099730 · 2024-03-28 ·

A method of implant a knee prosthesis includes forming a bone void at an end of a bone, implanting a void filler in the bone void, and implanting a knee prosthesis onto the end of the bone so that a stem of the knee prosthesis is received by the void filler.

SYSTEM OF MODULAR REAMERS AND BROACHES
20240130740 · 2024-04-25 ·

A system of modular reamers and broaches can include a reamer and a broach. The reamer can be configured to ream a portion of the bone. The reamer can include a cutting edge and a handle. The cutting edge can extend longitudinally. The handle can extend longitudinally and can be removably attached to the cutting edge. The handle can be configured to rotate the reamer about a central axis of the reamer. The broach can be configured to prepare a medullary cavity of the bone to prepare the bone to receive one of the plurality of different implants. The broach can include a stem and a plurality of different broach heads. The stem can extend longitudinally. Each of the plurality of different broach heads can be configured to prepare the medullary cavity for one of the plurality of different implants.

REAMER DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED DEPTH GAUGING

A method for preparing an intramedullary canal of a patient's bone during a surgical procedure to implant a surgical component. The method comprises identifying a starting point on a distal end of the bone, preparing the bone using a device comprising a cutting head with a plurality of helical cutting flutes and one or more features formed into at least one of the helical cutting flutes, and visually confirming the position of at least one indicating feature within the bone.

Ultrasonic bone scalpel bit and robot-assisted ultrasonic bone power system using same

An ultrasonic bone scalpel bit includes a scalpel bit end portion located at a distal end of the scalpel bit, the scalpel bit end portion being formed to have a flat shape and provided with a cutting portion. The cutting portion includes a distal end portion, a first side portion and a second side portion, the first side portion and the second side portion being symmetrically arranged relative to a longitudinal axis of the scalpel bit end portion in a width direction of the scalpel bit end portion. The cutting portion further includes a plurality of protrusions formed near the distal end portion, the plurality of protrusions projecting outward from the first side portion and the second side portion symmetrically relative to the longitudinal axis in the width direction of the scalpel bit end portion.