Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1995-09-14
1997-02-11
Buiz, Michael Powell
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 99, A61B 1756
Patent
active
056015640
ABSTRACT:
A method of preparing an intermedullary canal of a bone for total joint arthroplasty including drilling a hole into the intermedullary cavity of a bone and inserting a centering rod longitudinally into the intermedullary canal of the bone. The rod is inserted to align the rod along the longitudinal axis of the bone. Osteotomizing the articulating surface of the bone and preparing the intermedullary canal of the bone to receive a prosthesis. The preparation including placing cannulated instruments in a telescoping manner over the centering rod and into the intermedullary canal to create a cavity suitable for receiving a bone prosthesis. The cannulated instrumentation includes a cannulated osteotomy guide, a cannulated reamer, a cannulated box chisel, and a cannulated broach. The instrumentation is also disclosed.
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Gustilo Ramon B.
Hein Todd J.
Buiz Michael Powell
Cotterell Gregory F.
Leonardo Mark S.
Orthopaedic Innovations, Inc.
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