Endplate preparation instrument
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument for preparing a surface of a vertebra, the instrument comprising:
- an elongated body including a frame;
a first pivot point, wherein a first sweep axis and a first tilt axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first sweep axis pass through the first pivot point; and
a first endplate preparation member for preparing a surface of a vertebra that is supported by the body and that is controllably pivotable in an arc about the first tilt axis to change a tilt of the first endplate preparation member, and is controllably pivotable in an arc about the first sweep axis while maintaining a tilt of the first endplate preparation member.
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Abstract
An instrument for preparation of vertebral endplates and a method of preparing a surface of a vertebral endplate are described. The instrument includes a body having a frame, an endplate preparation member supported by the body, and a pivot point. A tilt axis is perpendicular to and intersects a sweep axis at the pivot point. The endplate preparation member is coupled to the frame and controllably pivotable in an arc about the first tilt axis to change a tilt of the endplate preparation member. The endplate preparation member is also controllably pivotable in an arc about the sweep axis while maintaining the tilt of the endplate preparation member. By sweeping the endplate preparation member at incrementally larger tilt angles, recesses in a vertebral endplate surface are gradually formed, which may allow greater precision and control of a depth of the recesses and reduce stress on the vertebral endplate, as opposed to more aggressive techniques.
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23 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument for preparing a surface of a vertebra, the instrument comprising:
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an elongated body including a frame; a first pivot point, wherein a first sweep axis and a first tilt axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first sweep axis pass through the first pivot point; and a first endplate preparation member for preparing a surface of a vertebra that is supported by the body and that is controllably pivotable in an arc about the first tilt axis to change a tilt of the first endplate preparation member, and is controllably pivotable in an arc about the first sweep axis while maintaining a tilt of the first endplate preparation member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An instrument for preparation of a surface of a vertebral endplate, the instrument comprising:
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a first endplate preparation member disposed at a distal portion of the instrument; means for pivoting the first endplate preparation member relative to the vertebral endplate about a first tilt axis; and means for pivoting the first endplate preparation member relative to the vertebral endplate about a first sweep axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first tilt axis while the first endplate preparation member is in contact with the vertebral endplate surface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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