Method and apparatus for extraction of prostheses
First Claim
1. Apparatus for extracting the stemmed component of a prosthesis from a bone in which it is implanted, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a bearing surface disposed at a second thereof spaced from said first end, said bearing surface being adapted to bear against a proximal end of the bone surrounding the prosthesis;
a shaft slidably and nonrotatably disposed with respect to said housing, said shaft having a first end disposed within said housing;
means disposed on said first end of said shaft for grasping the stemmed component; and
means threadably coupled to said shaft and adapted to be rotated with respect to said shaft for axially moving said shaft with respect to said second end of said housing and for applying a continuous, controlled force to the stemmed component directed away from the proximal end of the bone generally in the direction of elongation of the component to pull the component away from the bone when the component is grasped by said grasping means.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for extracting a prosthesis, particularly a femoral component of a hip prosthesis, which is embedded in a skeletal bone. The apparatus of this invention includes a hollow housing having a lower bearing surface which bears against the proximal end of the bone surrounding the prosthesis to be extracted, a threaded shaft having one end extending into the housing, means mounted externally of the housing which can be rotated to axially advance the shaft and means disposed on the one end of the shaft disposed within the housing for grasping the prosthesis for extraction thereof. A bearing plate may be provided between the proximal end of the skeletal bone and the bearing surface of the housing to evenly distribute the reaction forces applied by the housing over the exposed surface of the proximal end of the bone, and for a cemented prosthesis, over the exposed bone and cement surfaces. This bearing plate may be provided with any desired angle of slope with respect to the proximal end of the bone. Rotation of the threaded shaft causes a controlled, continuous extraction force to be applied to the component to smoothly and slowly break the bonds between the component and the bone or between the component and cement.
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13 Claims
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1. Apparatus for extracting the stemmed component of a prosthesis from a bone in which it is implanted, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a first end and a bearing surface disposed at a second thereof spaced from said first end, said bearing surface being adapted to bear against a proximal end of the bone surrounding the prosthesis; a shaft slidably and nonrotatably disposed with respect to said housing, said shaft having a first end disposed within said housing; means disposed on said first end of said shaft for grasping the stemmed component; and means threadably coupled to said shaft and adapted to be rotated with respect to said shaft for axially moving said shaft with respect to said second end of said housing and for applying a continuous, controlled force to the stemmed component directed away from the proximal end of the bone generally in the direction of elongation of the component to pull the component away from the bone when the component is grasped by said grasping means.
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2. A device for extracting a stemmed femoral component from a femur bone, the stemmed femoral component having a neck projecting from the proximal end of the bone and an enlarged head disposed on an end of the neck spaced from the proximal end of the bone, said device comprising:
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an elongated housing having a lower surface for transmitting a force to the proximal end of the femur and an upper end spaced from said lower surface; a bearing plate disposed between the proximal end of the femur and said lower surface of said housing and surrounding the neck of the stemmed component on three sides thereof, one surface of the bearing plate being in contact with the proximal end of the femur and another surface of the bearing plate being in contact with said lower surface of said housing; an elongated shaft extending through said upper end of said housing and having a first end disposed in the interior of said housing; means connected to said first end of said shaft within said housing for grasping said stemmed femoral component, said grasping means having an undercut lip adapted to surround the neck of the component and to grasp the head of the component on a side thereof facing the proximal end of the femur; and means for advancing the shaft away from the proximal end of the femur to cause said undercut lip to grasp the head of the femoral component and to extract the femoral component from the femur bone.
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3. A device for extracting a stemmed femoral component from a femur bone, the stemmed component having a neck portion projecting from the proximal end of the femur, said device comprising:
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an elongated housing having a lower surface for transmitting a force to the proximal end of the femur and an upper end spaced from the lower surface; a bearing plate disposed between said lower surface of said housing and the proximal end of the femur, said bearing plate surrounding the neck portion of the femoral component on three sides thereof and having one surface on contact with the proximal end of the femur and another surface in contact with said lower surface of said housing; an elongated shaft extending through said upper end of said housing and having a first end disposed within the interior of said housing; spaced fingers attached to said first end of said shaft and extending toward the proximal end of the femur for receiving the neck portion of the femoral component therebetween; means disposed on said spaced fingers for securing said fingers to the neck portion of the femoral component; and means for advancing said shaft away from the proximal end of the femur to extract the femoral component from the femur.
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4. A method for extracting the stemmed component of a prosthesis from a bone in which it is implanted, said method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a portion of the stemmed component projecting from a proximal end of the bone to a threaded shaft; supporting the shaft in a housing which has a lower end bearing against the proximal end of the bone; and advancing the shaft axially away from the proximal end of the bone in a direction generally parallel to the direction of elongation of the stemmed component by rotation with respect to the shaft of means threadably coupled to the shaft, the shaft being generally nonrotatable with respect to the housing, the threadably coupled means bearing against a portion of the housing spaced from the lower end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. Apparatus for extracting the stemmed component of a prosthesis from a bone in which it is implanted, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a first end and a bearing surface disposed at a second end thereof spaced from said first end, said bearing surface being adapted to bear against a proximal end of the bone surrounding the prosthesis; a shaft slidably disposed with respect to said housing, said shaft having a first end disposed within said housing; means disposed on said first end of said shaft for grasping the stemmed component; means for axially moving said shaft selectively with respect to said second end of said housing and for applying a continuous, controlled force to the stemmed component directed away from the proximal end of the bone generally in the direction of elongation of the component to pull the component away from the bone when the component is grasped by said grasping means; and a bearing plate disposed between said bearing surface of said housing and the proximal end of the bone. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for extracting the stemmed component of a prosthesis from a bone in which it is implanted, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a first end and a bearing surface disposed at a second end thereof spaced from said first end, said bearing surface being adapted to bearing against a proximal end of the bone surrounding the prosthesis; a shaft slidably disposed with respect to said housing, said shaft having a first end disposed within said housing; means disposed on said first end of said shaft for grasping the stemmed component, said grasping means comprising; side wallls having an aperture formed therein adapted to accept an enlarged portion of the component projecting from the bone; and undercut lips extending inwardly toward each other from the side walls for grasping the enlarged portion of the component from beneath between the enlarged portion of the component and the bone; and means for axially moving said shaft selectively with respect to said second end of said housing and for applying a continuous, controlled force to the stemmed component directed away from the proximal end of the bone generally in the direction of elongation of the component to pull the component away from the bone when the component is grasped by said grasping means.
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12. Apparatus for extracting the stemmed component of a prothesis from a bone in which it is implanted, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a first end and a bearing surface disposed at a second end thereof spaced from said first end, said bearing surface being adapted to bear against a proximal end of the bone surrounding the prosthesis; a shaft slidably disposed with respect to said housing, said shaft having a first end disposed within said housing; means disposed on said first end of said shaft for grasping the stemmed component, said grasping means comprising; a pair of gnerally parallel, straight, spaced fingers extending away from said first end of said shaft and adapted to capture therebetween a portion of the component projecting from the bone, said fingers extending generally parallel to said shaft along the entire length of said fingers; and means for mechanically coupling each finger to a portion of the stemmed component projecting from the bone; and means for axially moving said shaft selectively with respect to said second end of said housing and for applying a continuous, controlled force to the stemmed component directed away from the proximal end of the bond generally in the direction of elongation of the component to pull the component away from the bone when the component is grasped by said grasping means.
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13. Apparatus for extracting the stemmed component of a prosthesis from a bone in which it is implanted, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a first end and a bearing surface disposed at a second end thereof spaced from said first end, said bearing surface being adapted to bear against a proximal end of the bone surround the prosthesis; a shaft slidably disposed with respect to said housing, said shaft having a first end disposed within said housing; means disposed on said first end of said shaft for grasping the stemmed component; a nut threadably coupled to said shaft; and means for rotating said nut with respect to said shaft for axially moving said shaft selectively with respect to said second end of said housing and for applying a continuous, controlled force to the stemmed component directed away from the proximal end of the bone generally in the direction of elongation of the component to pull the component away from the bone when the component is grasped by said grasping means.
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