Apparatus for fusing adjacent bone structures

    公开(公告)号:US06436141B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-20

    申请号:US09788693

    申请日:2001-02-20

    IPC分类号: A61F244

    摘要: An apparatus for facilitating fusion of adjacent bony structures includes an implant body dimensioned for positioning between adjacent bone structures to maintain the bone structures in desired spaced relation during interbody fusion. The implant body has an outer wall and an external threaded configuration disposed on the outer wall. At least one concave surface at least partially extends along the implant body. The concave surface advantageously reduces the transverse cross-sectional dimension of the implant member thereby facilitating placement of the implant member in restricted intervertebral areas. In addition, the concave surface enables placement of a pair of implants in nested side-by-side relation. Preferably, the threaded configuration has portions removed along an arc section of the outer wall thereby defining a series of generally longitudinally aligned concave surfaces in individual turns thereof. A system and method for facilitating fusion of adjacent vertebrae is also disclosed.

    Surgical instrument useful for endoscopic procedures
    9.
    发明授权
    Surgical instrument useful for endoscopic procedures 失效
    手术器械适用于内镜手术

    公开(公告)号:US5851214A

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-22

    申请号:US713091

    申请日:1996-09-16

    摘要: The present application discloses instruments for use in an endoscopic discetomy procedure which are configured to be disassembled for cleaning and reassembled for subsequent utilization. The preferred embodiments include endoscopic rongeur-style instruments which may be used to remove calcification, to trim away part of a bone and to remove tissue and tissue samples for biopsy purposes. The endoscopic surgical instruments of the present application are provided with a handle mechanism, an elongated endoscopic portion extending from the handle mechanism and a tool mechanism supported at a distal end of the endoscopic portion. The handle mechanism includes a body portion having an upper and a lower body portion, a stationary grip extending from the body portion and a pivotable grip pivotally mounted to body portion. In one embodiment, the pivotable grip is detachably mounted to body portion by a locking member which includes a fastener having a rod and an abutment portion. The endoscopic portion includes a first half-section member and a second half-section member which is preferably removably mounted to the first half-section member and is slidable with respect thereto.

    摘要翻译: 本申请公开了用于内窥镜截割术的器械,其被配置为拆卸清洁并重新组装用于随后的使用。 优选的实施方案包括可用于去除钙化的内窥镜式龙骨式仪器,以切除部分骨骼并去除用于活检目的的组织和组织样品。 本申请的内窥镜手术器械设置有手柄机构,从手柄机构延伸的细长内窥镜部分和支撑在内窥镜部分的远端的工具机构。 手柄机构包括具有上主体部分和下主体部分的主体部分,从主体部分延伸的固定手柄和枢转地安装到主体部分的可枢转握柄。 在一个实施例中,可枢转的手柄通过锁定构件可拆卸地安装到主体部分,该锁定构件包括具有杆和邻接部分的紧固件。 内窥镜部分包括第一半部件和第二半部件,其优选地可拆卸地安装到第一半部件上并且可相对于其滑动。

    Switching stick dilation method and apparatus
    10.
    发明授权
    Switching stick dilation method and apparatus 有权
    切换棒扩张方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08454644B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-04

    申请号:US11363404

    申请日:2006-02-27

    IPC分类号: A61B17/00

    CPC分类号: A61B17/0218 A61M29/00

    摘要: A method of dilating an incision to provide access to a surgical site. Such method may include the steps of making an incision in the skin of a patient near a predetermined surgical site, inserting into the incision a dilator, inserting at least one shoe horn in juxtaposition or in direct apposition with the dilator, removing the dilator from the incision, inserting a blunt dissector adjacent the at least one shoe horn, removing the at least one shoe horn, inserting a retractor or a tube over the blunt dissector and into the incision such that the retractor or tube is at or adjacent the predetermined surgical site, removing the blunt dissector from the incision, and performing a surgical procedure at the predetermined surgical site through the retractor or tube.

    摘要翻译: 一种扩张切口以提供进入手术部位的方法。 这种方法可以包括以下步骤:在预定手术部位附近的患者皮肤中进行切口,将切口插入扩张器中,将至少一个鞋垫插入并置或与扩张器直接连接,从扩张器中移除扩张器 将钝器解剖器插入到所述至少一个鞋垫附近,移除所述至少一个鞋垫,将所述牵开器或管插入所述钝性解剖器并进入所述切口中,使得所述牵开器或管位于或邻近所述预定手术部位 从切口中移除钝性解剖器,并通过牵开器或管在预定手术部位进行外科手术。