Acetabular cup positioner and method
First Claim
1. An acetabular cup positioner for positioning an acetabular cup during hip surgery on a patient to establish abduction and anteversion angles of the acetabular cup in the acetabulum, said acetabular cup positioner comprising:
- acetabular cup engaging means for engaging the acetabular cup and moving the acetabular cup in the acetabulum to provide the desired abduction and anteversion angles of the acetabular cup;
arm means coupled to the acetabular cup engaging means and manually movable to move the acetabular cup engaging means to position the acetabular cup in the acetabulum; and
said arm means including means for sighting along the axis of the patient to establish the anteversion angle.
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Abstract
An acetabular cup positioner for positioning an acetabular cup during hip surgery comprising a head having an axis which is receivable in the acetabular cup, a first arm coupled to the head and extending from the head at an acute angle, and a second arm coupled to the first arm at a location spaced from the head. The second arm extends generally parallel to the axis of the head, and the arms and the axis are in substantially the same plane. First and second handles are coupled to the first arm such that the anteversion angle can be established for the right and left hips by aligning the first and second handles, respectively, with the patient axis.
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14 Claims
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1. An acetabular cup positioner for positioning an acetabular cup during hip surgery on a patient to establish abduction and anteversion angles of the acetabular cup in the acetabulum, said acetabular cup positioner comprising:
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acetabular cup engaging means for engaging the acetabular cup and moving the acetabular cup in the acetabulum to provide the desired abduction and anteversion angles of the acetabular cup; arm means coupled to the acetabular cup engaging means and manually movable to move the acetabular cup engaging means to position the acetabular cup in the acetabulum; and said arm means including means for sighting along the axis of the patient to establish the anteversion angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An acetabular cup positioner for positioning an acetabular cup comprising:
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a head at least partially receivable in the acetabular cup which is to be positioned, said head having an axis; a first arm coupled to the head, at least a portion of the first arm extending from the head at an acute angle to the axis; a second arm coupled to the first arm at a location spaced from the head, said first and second arms and the axis of the head being substantially in a first plane; and a handle coupled to the first arm and extending generally transversely to the first arm, said handle forming an acute angle with said first plane of from about 10 degrees to about 25 degrees as viewed in a reference plane which is perpendicular to said first plane and in which said axis appears as a line. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of positioning an acetabular cup in the acetabulum of a patient during surgery utilizing an acetabular cup positioner which includes an acetabular cup engaging member, an arm coupled to the acetabular cup engaging member and sighting means on the arm and wherein the acetabular cup engaging member engages the acetabular cup and the acetabular cup is seated within the acetabulum, said method comprising:
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manually moving the arm means to establish the desired abduction angle; and aligning the sighting means with the patient axis to establish the anteversion angle. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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