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Cannulated screw dye injector
Assignee: DePuy ACE Medical Co
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Filing: 1987-12-04
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Granted: 1988-08-02
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Expires: 2007-12-04
Abstract
Abstract A dye injector apparatus is operatively disposed between a syringe containing an opaque dye suitable for x-ray photography and a cannulated screw or an orthopedic hip fixation device implanted in the ball head of a femur fractured at the femur neck. The dye injector comprises a cannulated shaft, a flange end suitably formed to receive the spout of the syringe, and a needle end suitably formed for insertion into the fixation device. The dye injector communicates the dye from the syringe to the cannulated screw. If the cannulated screw has extended beyond the femur ball head and penetrated the hip socket, an x-ray photograph of the hip socket shows the presence of the dye in the hip socket signaling the need for further operative care so that the cannulated screw will not postoperatively injure the hip socket.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard F. Kyle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:34
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/74; A61B17/742; A61B90/00; A61B90/39; A61B2090/3933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of determining break out of a orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw having threads and a cannula opening at a distal and a head at a proximal end extending through the ball head portion of a femur bone, comprising the steps of: implanting said orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw into said ball head portion of said femur bone; inserting a needle end of a cannulated screw dye injector into a head end of said orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw; inserting a syringe filled with a dye into a flange end of said cannulated screw dye injector; communicating said dye under pressure from said syringe, through said cannulated screw dye injector, through said cannula opening of said orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw, and possibly into a hip socket; and photographing said hip socket for the presence of said dye in said hip socket.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of determining break out of a orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw having threads and a cannula opening at a distal and a head at a proximal end extending through the ball head portion of a femur bone, comprising the steps of: implanting said orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw into said ball head portion of said femur bone; inserting a needle end of a cannulated screw dye injector into a head end of said orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw; inserting a syringe filled with a dye into a flange end of said cannulated screw dye injector; communicating said dye under pressure from said syringe, through said cannulated screw dye injector, through said cannula opening of said orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw, and possibly into a hip socket; and photographing said hip socket for the presence of said dye in said hip socket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
A surgical injection system for determining break out of a femur ball head comprising: an implanted orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw having threads and a cannula opening at a distal and a head at a proximal end; a cannulated screw dye injector having a needle end inserted into said head and having a flange end; and a syringe having a spout inserted into said flange end for communicating a dye under pressure through said cannulated screw dye injector, through said implanted orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw and possibly through said break out.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
94 words
A surgical injection system for determining break out of a femur ball head comprising: an implanted orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw having threads and a cannula opening at a distal and a head at a proximal end; a cannulated screw dye injector having a needle end inserted into said head and having a flange end; and a syringe having a spout inserted into said flange end for communicating a dye under pressure through said cannulated screw dye injector, through said implanted orthopedic hip fixation cannulated lag screw and possibly through said break out.
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