MEDICAL BONE SCREW AND IMPLANT SYSTEM

Abstract

An implant system includes an acetabular implant and a bone screw having an articulated screw head which allows an unchanged contact position of the screw head on the acetabular implant when the bone screw is aligned relative to the acetabular implant. For this purpose, a slotted hole is made in the acetabular implant in which slotted hole the bone screw can be pivoted in longitudinal direction of the slotted hole.

Claims

1.-14. (canceled)

15. An implant system comprising at least a medical bone screw and a hip-joint acetabular implant having at least one first clearance hole through which the medical bone screw can be inserted in such a way that the medical bone screw can be pivoted at least in one direction of the at least one first clearance hole, wherein the medical bone screw has a shaft-shaped bone thread part for fastening the hip joint acetabular implant to a patient bone, which has a core diameter and an outer-thread diameter and at the proximal end of which a two-part, angle-adjustable head part is connected, the two-part, angle-adjustable head part is formed from a head piece, which is formed in one piece with the bone-thread part, which is preferably rotationally symmetrical, more preferably partially spherical, and a head piece provided separately from the bone-thread part, the head piece provided separately from the bone-thread part has an upper side and a lower side, and a second clearance hole having an undercut or a funnel shape or tulip shape is formed therein, and the second clearance hole has a proximal clearance-hole diameter at the upper side and a distal clearance-hole diameter at the lower side, wherein the second clearance hole furthermore has an inner thread with an inner-thread diameter between the upper side and the lower side, the inner thread corresponding to the outer thread of the shaft-shaped bone-thread part, wherein the inner-thread diameter is greater than the outer-thread diameter and the distal clearance-hole diameter is greater than the core diameter, and by screwing the shaft-shaped bone thread part into the second clearance hole, the shaft-shaped bone-thread part is inserted into the head piece provided separately from the bone-thread part, in such a way that the head piece formed in one piece with the latter rests in an axially fixed manner on the undercut or in the funnel shape or tulip shape, but a pivoting movement of the shaft-shaped bone thread part with respect to the separate head piece is allowed in at least one or exclusively one pivoting plane.

16. The implant system according to claim 15, wherein the at least one first clearance hole is a slotted hole having two opposite, long longitudinal sides and two opposite, short transverse sides, wherein the medical bone screw is insertable in such a way through the slotted hole that the medical bone screw is pivotable at least in the longitudinal direction of the slotted hole.

17. The implant system according to claim 15, wherein the head piece formed in one piece with the bone-thread part has a head piece outer diameter and the second clearance hole has an intermediary clearance-hole diameter between the upper side and the lower side which is greater than, equal to, or smaller than the head piece outer diameter.

18. The implant system according to claim 15, wherein the proximal clearance-hole diameter is smaller than the head piece outer diameter.

19. The implant system according to claim 15, wherein the proximal clearance-hole diameter is larger than the distal clearance-hole diameter and/or the undercut or the funnel shape or tulip shape is designed and/or oriented such that an insertion direction of the shaft-shaped bone thread part from the upper side inevitably results.

20. The implant system according to claim 15, wherein the separate head piece in top view has a substantially elliptical shape with two opposite end portions with small radii and two opposite longitudinal portions with large radii, which are formed at least in longitudinal sections as parallel straight lines.

21. The implant system according to claim 15, wherein the separate head piece substantially assumes the shape of a plano-convex lens and that the upper side is planar.

22. The implant system according to claim 21, wherein the separate head piece formed as a substantially plano-convex lens has a flattening on its convex side which is oriented substantially plane-parallel to the planar upper side.

23. The implant system according to claim 15, wherein the bone screw has a threadless shaft portion arranged axially between the outer thread of the bone-thread part and the head piece formed in one piece therewith, said threadless shaft portion being dimensioned in such a way that the outer thread of the bone-thread part and the inner thread of the separate head piece are disengaged when the head piece, which is formed in one piece with the bone thread, lies in an axially fixed manner against the undercut or in the funnel shape or tulip shape.

24. The implant system according to claim 20, wherein the separate head piece establishes a line or surface supporting contact with the implant along the two opposite longitudinal portions with large radii.

25. The implant system according to claim 20, wherein the separate head piece can establish a line or surface supporting contact with the implant at one of the two opposite end portions with small radii.

26. The implant system according to claim 20, wherein at least one end portion with small radius of the separate head piece, preferably both end portions with small radii, is/are formed complementary to at least one transverse side of the at least one first clearance hole.

27. The implant system according to claim 15, wherein a circumferential contact edge is formed on an inner circumference of the at least one first clearance hole, on which the separate head piece is supported in such a way that the head piece formed in one piece with the bone thread does not project axially beyond the circumferential edge of the at least one first clearance hole.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES

[0042] The invention is described in more detail below using preferred embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. These show:

[0043] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a bone screw in a configuration of the invention;

[0044] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a separate head piece in a configuration of the invention;

[0045] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of an assembled bone screw in a configuration of the invention;

[0046] FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal section of the head part of the bone screw along line IV of FIG. 3;

[0047] FIG. 5 shows a cross-section of the head part of the bone screw along line V of FIG. 3;

[0048] FIG. 6 shows a perspective interior view of an implant with a bone screw in a configuration of the invention;

[0049] FIG. 7 shows a perspective external view of the implant of FIG. 6.

[0050] The figures are merely schematic in nature and serve exclusively to understand the invention. The same elements are designated by the same reference signs.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] FIG. 1 shows a medical bone screw 1 with a shaft-shaped thread part 2 and a rotationally symmetric head piece 4 connected in one piece with the thread part 2. The connected head piece 4 has a plane (axial) upper side 6 with a connection geometry 8 in the form of a hexagon embedded in the head piece 4 for interaction with an assembly tool. Alternatively, all other known connection geometries such as slots, cross slots or stars can be realized. Furthermore, the connected head piece 4 shows an outer circumferential side 10, which is convex towards the outside and has a larger diameter at the proximal end of the head piece 4 (at the circumferential outer edge of the upper side 6) than at the distal end of the head piece 4. The head piece 4 assumes a semi-spherical shape whose largest diameter lies between the proximal end of the head piece 4 and the distal end of the head piece 4. At the distal end of the head piece 4, a transition portion 12 is arranged, which connects the head piece 4 with the thread part 2. The transition portion 12 is threadless and has a diameter that is the same size as the core diameter of thread part 2. It is also possible that the diameter of the transition portion 12 is larger than the core diameter.

[0052] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a separate head piece 14. The separate head piece 14 has the geometrical shape of a plano-convex lens with a plane upper side 16 and furthermore has a plane lower side 17 which is essentially parallel to it. The plane upper side 16 of the separate head piece 14 assumes a substantially elliptical shape in plan view and has two opposite, circular or semicircular circumferential edges 18 and two opposite, substantially parallel circumferential edges 20. A clearance hole 22 runs through the plano-convex body of the separate head piece 14 from the center of the upper side 16 and extends substantially perpendicularly to the upper side 16 through the plano-convex body. The clearance hole 22 is rotationally symmetrical in shape and has a larger diameter at the common edge with the upper side 16 than at the common edge with the essentially flat lower side 17 of the separate head piece 14. The inner circumferential side 26 of the clearance hole 22 thus does not have a concave and/or essentially funnel-shaped form. The common edge of the clearance hole 22 with the upper side 16 has a circumferential chamfer 37. At the inner circumferential side 26, an inner thread 28 is cut into the plano-convex body of the head piece 14, which shows a recess 30 at the thread exit towards the upper side 16. The outer circumferential side 32 of the plano-convex body has a wider cross-section at the upper side 16 than at the lower side 17 in both the transverse and longitudinal direction of the head piece 14 and shows an overall convex shape.

[0053] The longitudinal direction of the head piece 14 is the direction of its longest extension in plan view and the transverse direction is the direction of its shortest extension in plan view.

[0054] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a bone screw 1, in which the head piece 4 connected to the thread part 2 and the separate head piece 14 are assembled to form a head part 34. In the position shown, the outer circumferential side 10 of the connected head piece 4 is movably in contact with the inner circumferential side 26 of the separate head piece 14. In the assembly position, the head part assumes the function of a ball joint, in which the separate head piece 14 is formed in the manner of a ball socket and the head piece 4 in the manner of a joint, and the separate head piece 14 encloses the connected head piece 4 in such a way that a rotational movement of the two head pieces 4, 14 relative to each other is possible, but an axial movement of the two head pieces relative to each other is greatly limited or not possible. The dimension of the inner geometry of the head piece 14 is complementary to the outer geometry of the head piece 4. The assembly of the two head pieces 4, 14 is performed by screwing the thread part 2 into or through the separate head piece 14 until the thread part 2 has completely passed the separate head piece 14. The inner thread 28 (not visible) of the separate head piece 14 corresponds to the outer thread of the thread part 2.

[0055] FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal section of the head part 34 consisting of the separate head piece 14 and the connected head piece 4 along the line IV of FIG. 3. The connected head piece 4 is maximally deflected in relation to the separate head piece 14, i.e. the head piece 4 or the thread part 2 is in its maximum possible inclination position in relation to the lower side 17 (see left side of the figure). The common edge of the lower side 17 and the clearance hole 22 is in this inclination position on one side of the separate head piece 14 in the transition portion 12 and on the other side on the outer circumferential side 10 of the connected head piece 4. The complementary shape of the outer circumferential side 10 and the inner circumferential side 26 allows the head pieces 4, 14 to slide along each other and to be deflectable against each other, while the head pieces 4, 14 contact each other in an axially fixed manner. The lower side 17 has a flat surface section 36 between the clearance hole 22 and its circumferential outer edge. The clearance hole 22 has a proximal clearance-hole diameter Dp at its proximal end. The connected head piece 4 has an outer diameter Dk of the head piece. It can be seen that the proximal clearance-hole diameter Dp is narrower than the outer diameter Dk of the head piece. The proximal clearance-hole diameter Dp has a chamfer 37, the diameter of which increases towards the upper side 16, exceeding the proximal clearance-hole diameter Dp.

[0056] FIG. 5 shows a cross section of the head part 34 consisting of the separate head piece 14 and the connected head piece 4 along line V of FIG. 3. The connected head piece 4 is at its maximum deflection with respect to the separate head piece 14, i.e. the head piece 4 or thread part 2 is at its maximum possible inclination position with respect to the outer circumferential side 32 (see left side of the figure). In the transverse direction of the separate head piece 14, the clearance hole 22 and the outer circumferential side 32 of the separate head piece 14 form a common edge, against which the outer circumferential side 10 of the connected head piece 4 rests and moves along when the head pieces 4, 14 are deflected.

[0057] FIG. 6 shows a perspective interior view of an implant 38 with a bone screw 1 in a configuration of the invention. The implant 38 is an acetabular implant, for example for use as a hip joint acetabular implant. At least one slotted hole 40 is introduced in the implant 38, the width of which (transverse to its longitudinal axis) is adapted to the diameter of the thread part 2 and to the transverse dimensions of the separate head piece 14. The slotted hole 40 has two opposite, parallel longitudinal sides along its longitudinal axis, two opposite, round transverse sides at its ends transverse to the longitudinal axis, and forms an inner circumferential side 42 along its inner circumference. The implant 38 has an inner side 44 through which a bone screw 1 can be inserted into the slotted hole 40.

[0058] The inner circumferential side 42 has at its proximal end a circumferential common edge with the inner side 44 and has at its distal end a circumferential contact surface 45, against which the separate head piece 14 rests or is supported. The contact surface 45 is inclined with respect to the inner circumferential side 42 and extends from the common edge with the inner circumferential side 42 towards the outside of the implant 38, thereby tapering the clearance hole 22. It can also be said that the diameter of the clearance hole 22 decreases (linearly and/or exponentially) both in the transverse and longitudinal direction of the slotted hole 40 along the contact surface 45 towards the outside of the implant 38.

[0059] The separate head piece 14 is in contact with the contact surface 45 and the inner circumferential side 42 in the assembled state shown and is therefore in surface contact with the implant 38 on its long sides and on one of its transverse sides. The total height of the inner circumferential side 42 and the contact surface 45, i.e. the distance between the inner side 44 and the outer side of the implant 38 in the direction of passage of the bone screw 1 through the slotted hole 40, is selected so that in the assembled state of the bone screw 1 with the implant 38, the head piece 34 (in all positions of the two head pieces 4, 14 relative to each other) does not protrude beyond the inner side 44, or the head piece 34 is completely countersunk in the slotted hole 40 in the assembled state of the bone screw 1 with the implant 38. The bone screw 1 can be positioned along the longitudinal axis of the slotted hole 40 depending on the desired entry position in the patient's bone.

[0060] The inner circumferential side 42 and/or the contact surface 45 of the slotted hole 40 is/are thereby formed on the transverse sides thereof complementary to the outer surfaces of the separate head piece 14 on the transverse sides thereof. Likewise, the inner circumferential side 42 and/or the contact surface 45 of the slotted hole 40 is/are formed on its longitudinal sides complementary to the outer surfaces of the separate head piece 14 on its longitudinal sides. Overall, the slotted hole 40 or the inner circumferential side 42 and the contact surface 45 thus assumes/assume a (substantially) trough-shaped or trough-like shape which is (at least partially) complementary to the outer circumferential side 32 of the separate head piece 14, so that the separate head piece 14 forms a surface contact at the contact surface 45 and/or at the inner circumferential side 42 of the slotted hole 40.

[0061] FIG. 7 shows a perspective exterior view of the implant of FIG. 6, showing that implant 38 has two slotted holes 40 and several round holes 46.

[0062] It is noted that instead of one slotted hole, a round clearance hole with the same properties may be provided. Instead of the longitudinal and transverse sides, a round clearance hole has equal radial sides. The separate head piece may have a substantially hemispherical shape with a flat, round upper side when viewed from above and a lower side that is substantially parallel to it. The round clearance hole may have a circumferential contact surface and/or an inner circumferential surface which is/are shaped complementary to the hemispherical shape of the separate head piece so that the separate head piece and the circumferential contact surface of the round clearance hole abut each other in the assembled state.

[0063] In other words, in summary, an implant system is stated having a hip-joint acetabular implant and a bone screw with articulated screw head, which allows an unchanged contact position of the screw head on the acetabular implant when the bone screw is oriented relative to the acetabular implant. For this purpose, the acetabular implant has a slotted hole in which the bone screw can be pivoted in longitudinal direction of the slotted hole.