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Adjustable provisional articulating device
Assignee: GUSTILO RAMON B MD
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Filing: 1995-01-12
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Granted: 1996-10-29
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Expires: 2015-01-12
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an adjustable provisional device for aligning a joint center distance of a joint prosthesis to a natural joint center distance. The device includes a neck having a groove and a main body with a bore for receiving the neck.
Inventors
- 👤 Todd J. Hein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 00:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/46; A61F2/4684; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/16; A61B17/1659; A61B17/1662; A61B17/1664; A61B17/1668; A61B17/1666; A61B17/1675; A61B17/1684; A61B2017/00477; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30476; A61F2002/30479; A61F2002/30487; A61F2002/30505; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30537; A61F2002/3055; A61F2002/30604; A61F2002/30616; A61F2/32; A61F2/36; A61F2/3609; A61F2002/3611; A61F2002/3625; A61F2002/365; A61F2002/3652; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
An adjustable provisional device for aligning a joint center distance of a joint prosthesis to a natural joint center distance comprising: a bearing; a neck attachable to the bearing, the neck having a plurality of grooves cir comferential space apart from one another along the length of the neck; and a main body with a bore for receiving the neck; and a retaining mechanism attached to the main body for retaining the neck in the main body at one of the grooves.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
An adjustable provisional device for aligning a joint center distance of a joint prosthesis to a natural joint center distance comprising: a bearing; a neck attachable to the bearing, the neck having a plurality of grooves cir comferential space apart from one another along the length of the neck; and a main body with a bore for receiving the neck; and a retaining mechanism attached to the main body for retaining the neck in the main body at one of the grooves.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the main body is a cutting instrument.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the main body is a broach.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the bearing is reversibly attachable to the neck.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 4 wherein the bearing has a bore for receiving the neck.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the main body includes a clasp mechanism attached at the bore for retaining the neck at one of the grooves of the plurality of grooves.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The device of claim 6 wherein the clasp mechanism includes a U-shaped wafer, the water in reversible contact with the neck at a notch in the body and a spring in communication with the U-shaped wafer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the bearing includes a retaining mechanism for reversibly retaining the neck.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device of claim 8 wherein the retaining mechanism includes a ball reversibly positionable in one of the grooves of the plurality of grooves and a spring in communication with the ball.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the bearing is a prosthetic hip bearing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the bearing is a prosthetic shoulder bearing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the bearing is a prosthetic knee bearing.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
106 words
A device for provisionally aligning a prosthetic bearing and a neck comprising: a neck component attachable to the bearing and having a plurality of grooves spaced apart along the length of the neck; and a main body including a bore for receiving the neck; a locking mechanism on the body for locking the neck to the body that includes a clasp component contacting the neck component at one of the grooves of the plurality of grooves, the clasp component including a U-shaped wafer in reversible contact with the neck, the water at a notch in the body and a spring in communication with the U-shaped wafer.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
106 words
A device for provisionally aligning a prosthetic bearing and a neck comprising: a neck component attachable to the bearing and having a plurality of grooves spaced apart along the length of the neck; and a main body including a bore for receiving the neck; a locking mechanism on the body for locking the neck to the body that includes a clasp component contacting the neck component at one of the grooves of the plurality of grooves, the clasp component including a U-shaped wafer in reversible contact with the neck, the water at a notch in the body and a spring in communication with the U-shaped wafer.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for adjustably determining neck length of a prosthetic implant comprising: providing a neck component wherein the neck component has a first groove and a second groove spaced along the length of the neck; providing a main body with a bore for receiving the neck component wherein the main body includes a clasp mechanism attached to the main body at the bore for retaining the neck at one of the grooves, wherein the clasp mechanism includes a U-shaped wafer in reversible contact with the neck at a notch and a spring in communication with the U-shaped wafer; retaining the neck component in the bore of the main body at the first groove; and moving the neck component laterally so the clasp mechanism receives the neck at the second groove.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for adjustably determining neck length of a prosthetic implant comprising: providing a neck component wherein the neck component has a first groove and a second groove spaced along the length of the neck; providing a main body with a bore for receiving the neck component wherein the main body includes a clasp mechanism attached to the main body at the bore for retaining the neck at one of the grooves, wherein the clasp mechanism includes a U-shaped wafer in reversible contact with the neck at a notch and a spring in communication with the U-shaped wafer; retaining the neck component in the bore of the main body at the first groove; and moving the neck component laterally so the clasp mechanism receives the neck at the second groove.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
113 words
An adjustable provisional device for aligning a joint center distance of a joint prosthesis to a natural joint center distance, comprising: a bearing; a neck attachable to the bearing, the neck having a plurality of spaced a part, cir cumferential grooves; a main body with a bore terminating an annulus for receiving the neck wherein the main body includes a clasp mechanism attached to the main body at the annulus, the clasp mechanism including a U-shaped wafer in reversible contact with the neck the wafer at the and a spring in communication with the U-shaped wafer, wherein the clasp mechanism retains the neck at one of the grooves of the plurality of grooves.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
113 words
An adjustable provisional device for aligning a joint center distance of a joint prosthesis to a natural joint center distance, comprising: a bearing; a neck attachable to the bearing, the neck having a plurality of spaced a part, cir cumferential grooves; a main body with a bore terminating an annulus for receiving the neck wherein the main body includes a clasp mechanism attached to the main body at the annulus, the clasp mechanism including a U-shaped wafer in reversible contact with the neck the wafer at the and a spring in communication with the U-shaped wafer, wherein the clasp mechanism retains the neck at one of the grooves of the plurality of grooves.
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