Patent classifications
A61B17/1622
Power tool for orthopedic surgery
A power tool for orthopedic surgery is provided, which can be coupled with an attachment having one or more first magnets mounted thereon, and include a power tool body including a power tool case, an attachment fastening portion connected to one end of the power tool body, a motor power transmitting portion protruding toward the attachment fastening portion and transmitting power to the attachment, a motor that drives the motor power transmitting portion, a first magnetic sensor portion including a first magnetic sensor capable of sensing a magnetic field strength or number of the one or more first magnets, a control portion that controls the motor to operate below a preset maximum rotational speed and maximum torque value according to the magnetic field strength or the number sensed by the first magnetic sensor, and a power supply that supplies power to the motor and the control portion.
SURGICAL TOOL ATTACHMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
A locking adapter configured to removably attach a surgical tool to a surgical handpiece unit can include a first coupling portion having a first hole and a second coupling portion having a second hole. The first and second holes can receive a portion of a surgical instrument, such as a cutting element (e.g., a burr or blade). The locking adapter can have a first position where the first hole is not aligned with the second hole and a second position where the first hole is aligned with the second hole. When the locking adapter is in the second position and the portion of the surgical instrument is received within the first and second holes, the first coupling portion can apply a first force on the portion and the second coupling portion can apply a second force on the portion, the first and second forces having different directions.
SELF-ORIENTING DRILL SLEEVE
A drill sleeve, including: an outer sleeve with an internal collet at a distal end of the outer sleeve and an inner opening; a handle connected to the outer sleeve; an inner sleeve with an inner opening configured to receive and guide a drill bit, wherein the inner sleeve is configured to slide inside the inner opening of the outer sleeve; a trigger connected to the inner sleeve; and a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force between the handle and the trigger wherein the biasing force drives the inner sleeve into the outer sleeve, wherein when a distal end of the inner sleeve engages the internal collet, the internal collet is configured to engage a screw hole in a bone plate, align the drill sleeve with a nominal axis of the screw hole, and secure the drill sleeve to the screw hole.
Systems and methods for intramedullary preparations
A system for intramedullary preparations comprises a directional reamer including a flexible drive shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a cutting head operably connected to the distal end of the flexible drive shaft. The system further includes a means of displacing the distal end of the flexible drive shaft and deflecting the cutting head to selectively shape a medullary canal in a bone. A follower sleeve is also include in the system and has a proximal end and a distal end in the form of a collar, with the follower sleeve being configured to accept the flexible drive shaft. The system additionally includes a reaming plunger that extends through the follower sleeve and is positioned adjacent to the flexible drive shaft such that the reaming plunger engages the collar of the follower sleeve to deflect the cutting head.
DENTAL OR SURGICAL HANDPIECE WITH AN RFID TRANSPONDER
The invention provides for a dental or surgical handpiece with an elongated handle sleeve (110) and a head piece (50) attached to the front end of the handle sleeve (110) that serves to to detachably receive a dental tool as well as for a clamping mechanism (20) formed in the head piece (50) to detachably hold the tool, the clamping mechanism (20) having a push-button (10) for actuating the clamping mechanism (20). The handpiece further has an RFID transponder (5) for identifying the handpiece. The push-button (10) consists of a heat-insulating electrically non-conductive plastic or m ceramic material with a plate-shaped recess that holds the RFID transponder (5). The push-button (10) has a flat round shape so that the RFID transponder (5), because of the equally flat round shape of its coil, can be integrated very well into it. Particularly advantageous ambient electrical conditions can be achieved for the RFID transponder as the push-button (10) is made of an electrically non-conductive material. An advantageous thermal insulation is provided as the push-button (10) is made of a heat-insulating material.
Surgical Instrument Including Housing, A Cutting Accessory That Extends From The Housing And Actuators That Establish The Position Of The Cutting Accessory Relative To The Housing
A system including an instrument adapted to be manually supported and moved by a user. The instrument having a hand-held portion, a working portion movably coupled to the hand-held portion, and a plurality of actuators operatively coupled to the working portion for moving the working portion in a plurality of degrees of freedom relative to the hand-held portion. The instrument having a tracking device attached to the hand-held portion. The system including a navigation system for determining a position of the working portion relative to a target volume, and a control system in communication with the actuators to control the actuators to move the working portion relative to the hand-held portion such that the working portion autonomously follows a path defined in the control system to remove material of the target volume while the user maintains the hand-held portion in a gross position relative to the target volume.
Calibration and Adjustment Determination of a Surgical Handpiece System
A surgical handpiece system capable of determining a suitable screw length for bone fixation with a bone plate that compensates an initial screw length value based on orientation of the surgical handpiece system during a drilling process. The surgical handpiece system comprising a surgical handpiece including a depth measurement extension and a sensor. The depth measurement extension may be configured to determine a thickness of bone when a drill bit is attached and used to drill through the bone. The sensor may be configured to generate an orientation signal responsive to orientation of the depth measurement extension. The surgical handpiece system also comprises a processor in communication with the sensor and configured to determine the suitable screw length for bone fixation based the sensor.
ROTARY CUTTING TOOL AND POWERED HANDPIECE ADAPTOR ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE
An adaptor assembly for coupling a cutting tool to a drill drive chuck such that driven rotation of the drive chuck is transferred to the cutting tool by the adaptor assembly. The adaptor assembly includes a rod, a collet and an enclosure. A proximal region of the rod provides an adaptor male coupling portion configured to engage a drill drive chuck. A leading of the collet provides an adaptor female coupling portion configured to engage a surgical cutting tool tang. Further, the rod and the collet form complementary engagement features for coupling to one another. The enclosure rotatably maintains the collet. Upon final assembly of the rod to the collet, rotation of the rod is transferred to the collet. During use, the adaptor assembly can facilitate coupling of a cutting tool to a powered handpiece under circumstances where the cutting tool is otherwise incompatible with the powered handpiece.
Surgical tool with an aseptic power module that enters a specific state based on the type of handpiece to which the power module is attached
A surgical handpiece includes a shell, an energy applicator, a transmission component, a lid, a latch and a data tag. The shell defines a void for receiving a power module and an opening through which the power module is inserted into and removed from the void. The energy applicator is attached to the shell. The energy applicator, when actuated, outputs energy for application to a tissue to perform a medical/surgical task. The transmission component is disposed in the shell for transmitting energy output by the power module to the energy applicator. The lid moveably is mountable to the shell to cover the shell opening. The latch is moveably attached to the shell or the lid for holding the lid in a latched state. The data tag is mounted to the latch so as to move with the latch, the data element including data identifying the handpiece.
Intraosseous device having retractable motor/stylet assembly and automatic stylet point cover upon retraction operation
A portable and passive safety intraosseous device to allow for direct introduction of medications, etc., within the intermedullary space of a subject patient's bone or, if needed, the removal of certain substances from such a subject patient's bone. Such a device permits direct drilling and placement of a cannula within the subject bone with access external to the subject patient's skin, permitting, as well, connection of a tube for such introduction/removal purposes. The ability to provide a passive safety unit allows for facilitated utilization in, for instance, emergency situations with the entire device provided for utilization thereof. The device includes a drilling component with a permanently attached stylet and a removable cannula, a power supply for a single drilling operation, a mechanism to draw the stylet back into the drill component after use and disengagement from the cannula, and an automatic closure that activates with the separation of the cannula.