Fixation pin for fixing a reference system to bony structures

• US 5,643,268 A
• Filed: 09/11/1995
• Issued: 07/01/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Brainlab AG
• Original Assignee: Brainlab Medizinische Computersysteme GmbH (Brainlab AG)
• Inventors: Vilsmeier, Stefan, Bertram, Michael, Lippstreu, Stefan
• Primary Examiner(s): Rimell, Sam
• Application Number:
  US08/526,515
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• Field of Search: 606/54, 606/59, 606/60, 606/65, 606/66, 606/72, 606/73, 606/76, 606/104, 606/130
• US Class Current: 606/308
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 33/28 Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64

Abstract

The present invention pertains to a fixation pin for fixing a reference system, especially a head ring for stereotactic treatment, to bony structures, which pin has a shaft made of plastic material with an outside thread, a coupling shoulder for a screwdriver and a point holder, and it has a point, which is held by the point holder. The point has a conical front end, in which case the point is made of a semiprecious stone material.

Claims

1. Fixation pin (10) for fixing a reference system, especially a head ring for stereotactic treatment, to bony structures with

a shaft (15) made of a plastic material with

an outside thread (11),

a coupling shoulder (12) for a screwdriver, and

a point holder (13), and with

a point (30) with a conical front end (32) held by the point holder (13) characterized in that

the point (30) is made of a semiprecious stone material.

2. Fixation pin in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the shaft (15) is formed from a fiber-reinforced plastic.

3. Fixation pin in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the point (30) is ground from a sapphire or agate material.

4. Fixation pin in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the point (30), together with the point holder (13), have a conical surface with a cone angle of approximately 50°

to 70°

.

5. Fixation pin in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that said conical front end (32) terminates in a spherical surface.

6. Fixation pin in accordance with claim 1 wherein said shaft has a rear end with a polygonal coupling shoulder (12).

7. Fixation pin in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the point (30) is connected with the shaft (15) by frictional connection.

8. Fixation pin in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the point (30) is connected with the shaft (15) by bonding material.

9. Fixation pin in accordance with claim 4 wherein the cone angle is 60°

.

10. Fixation pin in accordance with claim 6 wherein said polygonal shoulder is an outer hexagon.

12. Fixation pin according to claim 2 wherein said plastic shaft is reinforced with glass fiber.

13. Fixation pin according to claim 2 wherein said plastic shaft is reinforced with carbon fibers.

14. Fixation pin in accordance with claim 7, characterized in that the point (30) is connected with the shaft (15) by positive locking.

11. In combination with a head ring for stereotactic treatment having vertical posts, a fixation pin for fixing the head ring to bony structures, comprising a shaft made of plastic material having an outside thread threadedly engaged with said vertical post of the head ring, a coupling shoulder for driving engagement with a driver member operable to rotate said shaft within said post, and a point holder at one end of said shaft, a point removably engaged in said point holder, said point being made of semiprecious stone material and operable to be advanced to engage the bony structures by rotation of said shaft post.