Apparatus and method for implant insertion
First Claim
1. Apparatus for implant insertion comprising:
- a housing portion;
a body portion attached to the housing portion and defining a longitudinal axis, the body portion including;
an outer member mounted to the housing portion, the outer member having first implant engaging structure adjacent a distal end thereof;
an inner member mounted within the outer member and being rotatable independent of the outer member, the inner member having second implant engaging structure adjacent a distal end thereof;
an inner shaft coaxially mounted at least partially within the inner member for independent rotation relative to the inner and outer members, the inner shaft having third implant engaging structure adjacent a distal end thereof; and
a first actuator mounted adjacent the housing and operatively connected to the inner member, the first actuator movable to cause corresponding longitudinal movement of the inner member; and
a second actuator mounted adjacent the housing and operatively connected to the inner shaft, the second actuator movable to cause corresponding rotational movement of the inner shaft.
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Abstract
Apparatus for and methods of inserting implants are disclosed wherein the apparatus includes a handle portion and a body portion attached to the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis. The body portion includes an outer tubular member fixed relative to the handle portion for rotation therewith about the longitudinal axis. The outer tube member has first implant engaging structure adjacent a distal end. An inner tubular member is disposed at least partially within the outer tubular member and is mounted for longitudinal motion relative to the outer tubular member. Second implant engaging structure is positioned adjacent a distal end of the inner tubular member. The body portion further includes an inner shaft, coaxially mounted at least partially within the inner tubular member for independent rotation relative to the inner and outer tubular members, the inner shaft having third implant engaging structure adjacent a distal end. In a method for inserting an implant having a hollow portion with a closed distal end and a removable cap, the first, second and third implant engaging structures are attached to the implant with at least one of the engaging structure attached to the removable cap and another of the engaging structure attached to the hollow portion. The implant is preferably preloaded with bone chips and/or bone growth inducing substances prior to attachment. Thereafter, the preloaded implant is inserted into the desired surgical location.
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28 Claims
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1. Apparatus for implant insertion comprising:
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a housing portion; a body portion attached to the housing portion and defining a longitudinal axis, the body portion including; an outer member mounted to the housing portion, the outer member having first implant engaging structure adjacent a distal end thereof; an inner member mounted within the outer member and being rotatable independent of the outer member, the inner member having second implant engaging structure adjacent a distal end thereof; an inner shaft coaxially mounted at least partially within the inner member for independent rotation relative to the inner and outer members, the inner shaft having third implant engaging structure adjacent a distal end thereof; and a first actuator mounted adjacent the housing and operatively connected to the inner member, the first actuator movable to cause corresponding longitudinal movement of the inner member; and a second actuator mounted adjacent the housing and operatively connected to the inner shaft, the second actuator movable to cause corresponding rotational movement of the inner shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for implant insertion comprising:
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a handle portion; and a body portion defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end configured to engage the handle portion, a distal end configured to engage an implant, and a housing fixed relative to the proximal end and positioned intermediate the proximal and distal ends, the body portion including an outer tubular member fixed to the housing and extending distally therefrom, the outer tubular member having first implant engaging structure at a distal end, an inner tubular member disposed at least partially within the outer tubular member and mounted for longitudinal motion relative to the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member including a first wheel confined at least partially within a first cavity in the housing for rotating the inner tubular member relative to the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member having second implant engaging structure adjacent a distal end and an inner shaft, coaxially mounted at least partially within the inner tubular member, the inner shaft including a second wheel confined at least partially within a second cavity in the housing for independently rotating the inner shaft relative to the inner and outer tubular members, the inner shaft having third implant engaging structure adjacent a distal end. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for facilitating placement of an intervertebral implant, which comprises:
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a housing; an elongated body portion connected to the housing and extending at least distally therefrom, the elongated body including; an outer member fixedly mounted to the housing and having first implant engaging structure at a distal end thereof; an inner member disposed at least partially within the outer member and having second implant engaging structure at a distal end thereof, the inner member mounted for rotational and longitudinal movement relative to the outer member; a shaft member at least partially disposed within the inner member and having third implant engaging structure at a distal end thereof, the shaft member mounted for rotational movement relative to the inner member; a first manually rotatable member mounted adjacent the housing and operatively connected to the inner member, the first rotatable member being rotatable and longitudinally movable relative to the housing to cause corresponding respective rotational and longitudinal movement of the inner member relative to the outer member; and a second manually rotatable member mounted adjacent the housing and operatively connected to the shaft member, the second rotatable member being rotatable relative to the housing to cause corresponding rotational movement of the shaft member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for facilitating fusion of adjacent vertebrae, which comprises:
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an implant including an implant body defining leading and trailing ends, and an end cap mountable to the trailing end of the implant body, the implant body having at least one recess adjacent the trailing end, the end cap defining an indenture in an outer surface thereof and an internally threaded bore; and an insertion tool for facilitating positioning of the implant within the adjacent vertebrae, the insertion tool, including; an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis and having proximal and distal ends, the elongated body including; an outer member having at least one tab extending from a distal end of the outer member, the tab being dimensioned to be accommodated within the recess of the implant body; an inner member at least partially disposed within the outer member, the inner member having projecting structure extending from a distal end of the inner member, the projecting structure being dimensioned to be received within the indenture of the end cap of the implant; an inner shaft at least partially disposed within the inner member and having a threaded portion adjacent a distal end thereof, the threaded portion dimensioned to threadably engage the threaded bore of the end cap of the implant; wherein the tab, projecting structure and the threaded portion of the insertion tool cooperatively engage the respective recess, indenture and threaded bore of the implant to releasably engage the implant to the insertion tool to thereby facilitate placement of the implant within the adjacent vertebrae. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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