US20180125602A1 - Methods and apparatus for conformable prosthetic implants - Google Patents
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- This invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for bone resection to allow for the interconnection or attachment of various prosthetic devices with respect to the patient. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for improved cutting tools for resection and arthroplasty.
- a series of planar and/or curvilinear surfaces, or “resections,” are created to allow for the attachment of prosthetic or other devices to the femur, tibia, and/or patella.
- resections planar and/or curvilinear surfaces, or “resections”
- the location and orientation of these resections are critical in that they dictate the final location and orientation of the distal femoral implant.
- TKA total knee arthroplasty
- femoral component these include location and orientation that may be described as Varus-Valgus Alignment, Rotational Alignment, Flexion-Extension Alignment, A-P location, Distal Resection Depth Location, and Mediolateral Location.
- Conventional instrumentation very often relies on the placement of 1 ⁇ 8 or 3/16 inch diameter pin or drill placement in the anterior or distal faces of the femur for placement of cutting guides.
- the distal resection cutting guide is positioned by drilling two long drill bits into the anterior cortex across the longitudinal axis of the bone. As these long drills contact the oblique surface of the femur they very often deflect, following the path of least resistance into the bone. As the alignment guides are disconnected from these cutting guides, the drill pins will “spring” to whatever position was dictated by their deflected course thus changing their designated, desired alignment to something less predictable and/or desirable. This kind of error is further compounded by the “tolerance stacking” inherent in the use of multiple alignment guides and cutting guides.
- Improvements in the alignment and operation of cutting tools for resecting bone surfaces are desired in order to increase the consistency and repeatability of bone resection procedures as is the improvement of prosthetic stability in attachment to bone.
- the present invention provides for embodiments of cutting tools and soft tissue management techniques facilitating intraoperative and postoperative efficacy and ease of use.
- the cutting tool is a side cutting tool that has only a portion of the arc of the cutting profile exposed for cutting and is preferably used in a dynamic cutting mode where the leg is moved in flexion to engage the exposed portion of the cutting profile.
- a cutting tool having dual planar cutting profile, preferably orthogonal to each other permits the cutting tool to be utilized to create multiple resected surfaces at different orientations without the need to disengage the cutting tool from the guide surfaces.
- the cutting tool is provided with an arcuate cutting blade that preferably engages a guide tool with spaced apart guide surfaces that permit the creation of resected surfaces on both the femur and the tibia for a given condyle without the need to reposition the guide or the leg.
- the present invention utilizes a number of embodiments of cutting tools to remove bony material to create cut surfaces for prosthetic implant attachment and fixation.
- the overriding objects of the embodiments are to provide the ability to perform resection in very small incisions, the creation of precise and accurate cut(s), and to provide for soft tissue protection characteristics and features preventing the tool from accidentally harming soft tissue.
- many of the cutting tool embodiments disclosed are either incapable or highly resistant to damaging soft tissue, or are by means disclosed prevented from coming into contact with soft tissue in the first place.
- the present invention utilizes a number of embodiments of cutting guide technologies loosely or directly based on Profile Based Resection (PBR).
- PBR Profile Based Resection
- the overriding objects of PBR technologies are to provide for significantly improved reproducibility of implant fit and alignment in a manner largely independent of the individual surgeon's manual skills, while providing for outstanding ease of use, economic, safety, and work flow performance.
- the present invention utilizes a number of embodiments of alignment or drill guides to precisely and accurately determine the desired cutting guide location/orientation, thus cut surface location(s)/orientation(s), thus prosthetic implant location and orientation.
- the overriding objects of the embodiments are to precisely and accurately dictate the aforementioned locations and orientations while optionally enabling ease of use in conjunction with manually or Computer Assisted techniques, and while optionally enabling ease of use in minimally invasive procedures where surgical exposure and trauma are minimized.
- the present invention utilizes a number of methods and apparatus embodiments of soft tissue management techniques and the devices supporting said techniques.
- the overriding object of these embodiments is to take advantage of the anatomy, physiology, and kinematics of the human body in facilitating clinical efficacy of orthopedic procedures.
- the present invention provides a method and apparatus for reducing implant placement errors in order to create more reproducible, consistently excellent clinical results in a manner that decreases risk to soft tissue, incision or exposure size requirements, manual skill requirements, and/or visualization of cutting action.
- FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 are pictorial representations standard incision sizes or exposure required by the prior art.
- FIG. 4 is a pictorial representation or approximation of one form of surgical exposure that is desired.
- FIGS. 5-11, 29-31, 45-49, 58, 88-98, 104-130, 131-146, 154-168, and 171-176 show various depictions of embodiments and methods in accordance with alternate embodiments of the present invention. While various embodiments are amenable to various modifications and alternative forms, specifics thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the intention is not to limit the claimed inventions to the particular embodiments described. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the subject matter as defined by the claims.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show conventional surgical exposures and instrumentation being utilized.
- FIG. 4 shows a reduced incision currently utilized in performing the current state of the art in ‘minimally invasive’ Unicondylar Knee Replacement.
- FIGS. 93 through 98 represent an implementation of the side cutting drill embodiment of the present invention for cutting tools. It is of interest to note that the milling handle shown could further be guided by the PBR guides of the present invention to further combine the accuracy and precision benefits of PBR with the soft tissue protection characteristics of tibially embedded femoral cutting tool. It should also be noted that the side cutting drill with a curved cutting profile, similar to that shown in FIG. 119 , could also be used to attain cut geometries possessing simultaneously curved or curvilinear cutting profiles and cutting paths.
- a cutting tool with a linear cutting profile could be utilized to create cut surfaces with a linear cutting profile and a curved cutting path, and then a second cutter with a curved cutting profile could be used to create a second, contiguous or noncontiguous, cut with a curved cutting profile and/or path whose mediolateral location was closely controlled to result in proper fit and location of the prosthesis attached to said cut surfaces.
- the cutting path of the second cutter could be located within a single plane, such as for a bilateral femoral component design, or could be curvilinearly divergent from the plane containing the cutting path of the first cut surface. This would be useful for unilateral femoral component designs (ones which require separate left and right femoral implants) so as to allow for the implant design to reflect out of plane patellofemoral kinematics and/or out of plane tibiofemoral kinematics most accurately.
- this embodiment of kinematic resection style resection could be modified to allow the cutting tool to be directly or indirectly linked to the movement of the patella with respect to the femur, or directly connected to the patella, to enable cutting of patellofemoral articular surfaces on the femur while moving the tibia and patella through ranges of motion about the tibia.
- the embodiments of cutting tools for use in attaining this include curvilinear end cutting mills or face cutters, side cutting drills with linear or non-linear cutting profiles, and other cutting tools capable of cutting the femur while engaged, directly or indirectly, to the patella.
- the side-to-side location of such cutters could be determined by engagement or adjustment with respect to a PBR or other guide, or simply by the natural kinematic path of the patella about the femur during flexion-extension of the knee joint.
- FIG. 130 represents a distal femur with the cuts shown for fixation to a conventional total condylar implant with the border of said cuts shown in black.
- FIGS. 131 through 146 show embodiments of the present invention for cutting the distal and posterior areas of the femur.
- FIG. 131 shows an embodiment of the present invention constituting an improved oscillating saw design. As shown, this design possesses cutting teeth not only on the leading edge as is commonly known in the art, but also on an adjacent surface allowing the saw to cut both while plunging in a direction parallel its long axis and normal to its long axis.
- FIGS. 132 through 134 show this in use with a cutting guide in cutting the femur. It should be noted that the two smoother areas surrounding the cutting teeth of the saw are intended for bearing contact with a guide, but that bushings, or bearings could be added to facilitate ease of use and avoidance of debris generation.
- FIGS. 136 through 146 show an alternative cutting means.
- the small cutting tool best shown in FIG. 136 is a small diameter (0.188 inches to 0.040 inches) side cutting drill, optionally for use in conjunction with a milling handle (not shown).
- a robustly guided cutting tool can be used to cut both condyles when guided by a guide either straddling only one condyle (as shown), or fixed to the medial side of the lateral condyle and the lateral side of the medial condyle.
- These embodiments may also be applied to cutting of only one condyle, and the cutting path of the guide shown modified to allow for standard or improved Unicondylar use.
- the manipulation of the cutting tool while guided by a PBR guide can include plunging, sweeping, and pivotally sweeping manipulations in completing the desired cuts.
- alternate methods may be employed to complete the remaining cuts. It should be noted that methods allowing for the resection of the posterior femoral condyles and/or the distal femoral condyles in conjunction with the proximal tibia already having been cut, provide for a phenomenal amount of laxity of the soft tissues surrounding the joint allowing for a surgeon to more easily complete cutting of the anterior cut and anterior chamfer cut.
- the cutting guide surfaces may be attached to a pliers like or milling handle like positioning device which is either guided manually or by a surgical navigation system to determine the ideal location of the rails with respect to the bone. Once the rails were properly positioned, the positioning device could be actuated to cause fixation features (perhaps small spikes, or a serrated or roughened surface capable gripping the bone to which it is in contact with) to grip the bone thus robustly fixing the guide in place. It is also of interest to note that this method and apparatus may be used to position the rails along the sides of a single condyle (as generally shown in FIG.
- the gripping handle would benefit from the addition of the soft tissue accommodating contours disclosed in the copending provisional patent applications.
- FIGS. 154 to 161 show an embodiment of the present invention for performing femoral resection with an oscillating, radiofrequency, or ultrasonic driver.
- the cutting tool shown in FIGS. 154 and 155 is rotated about the centerline of the shaft within a limited arc of motion, similar to an oscillating saw driver, however the direction of cutting is parallel to the drive axis of the saw driver rather than normal to it as is conventionally known.
- the cutting tool is capable of creating resected geometries closely mimicking natural anatomic bone shapes while enabling the resection of bone through minimal surgical exposures.
- FIGS. 158 through 161 instead of creating a flat posterior cut, this invention allows for the creation of cuts with a curved cutting profile.
- FIG. 158 through 161 instead of creating a flat posterior cut, this invention allows for the creation of cuts with a curved cutting profile.
- 161 represents the ability of this concept to be used to simultaneously make all tibial and femoral cuts in a single plunging motion, and that this would be attained simply by modifying the thickness of the posterior femoral cutting portion of the cutter by the amount indicated in FIG. 159 , perhaps making the difference between the radius responsible for femoral resection geometry and the radius responsible to tibial resection geometry of around 5 mm to 15 mm for a Unicondylar replacement or 5 mm to 20 mm for cortical to conventional tricompartmental replacement.
- femoral cuts and optionally the proximal tibial cut, could be made in this manner and the location and orientation of the cuts would be based off of the guide hole shown in the distal femur in FIG. 56 for making with the shaft of the cutter.
- a shaft or other guide feature could be inserted into the distal femur and the cutting tool possess a mating female feature for that shaft.
- FIGS. 162 through 168 show an alternate but similar approach to the aforementioned.
- this embodiment of the present invention shows tibial resection, and alternatively both tibial and femoral resection, guided by a tibially mounted cutting guide or feature.
- the cutting tool would be driven by a driver similar to an oscillating saw driver, although an alternative power means would be ultrasonically based to transmit ultrasonic energy along the length of the cutting tool to its curved or curvilinear cutting edge (it should be noted that in an ultrasonic embodiment, the cutting profile of the cutting tool may be other than a single arc). As shown in FIGS.
- the Inner cutting radius and the outer cutting radius in FIG. 163 could be ‘thickened’ as was described for the femoral mounted embodiment to allow for resection of both the tibia and a single cut on the femur in one plunging motion.
- the cutter could be extended into the femur until the cutting profile of the cutting tool became tangent to the intended cutting path of the cuts to be made and the tibia manipulated to traverse a range of motion about the femur while cutting the femur while maintaining the cutting profile of the cutting tool tangent to the cutting path of the intended resected surface.
- FIGS. 5 through 11 concentrate on alignment guide and/or drill guide techniques.
- FIG. 5 shows a manually operated alignment guide suitable for use with surgical exposures similar to that shown in FIG. 2 (it should be noted that surgical navigation sensors could be used to assist in determining final drill guide location and orientation).
- FIGS. 6 and 7 show an improvement upon the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 for enabling manual alignment guide use in less invasive incisions by providing soft tissue accommodating contours or reliefs.
- the alignment guide is configured to allow for appropriate contact and referencing of the distal and posterior femoral condyles, the IM canal (when not relying on an extramedullary reference or inference of the mechanical axis) or IM Rod, the anterior cortex or anterior runout point of a given or proposed implant size (via a stylus not shown), and the epicondylar axis via palpitation or visual reference while the patellar tendon, patella, and/or quadriceps tendon is draped over the lateral side (right side as shown in the figures) of the alignment guide allowing insertion of the guide when the patella is neither everted not fully dislocated as in conventional techniques.
- initial alignment indicated by reference of the distal femur may be further adjusted in all six degrees of freedom as a fine tuning for final cut location and orientation.
- This simply calls for the inclusion of additional adjustment of the location and orientation of the crossbar mechanism and/or rotational alignment arm, with respect to the initial reference provide for by contact between the body of the guide and the bone (optionally including the IM Rod), in flexion-extension angulation, varus-valgus angulation (rotational angulation and Anterior-Posterior location are already shown), mediolateral location (represented in this embodiment of the current invention by the cross bar mechanism in FIG.
- drill guide mediolateral location is shown as being independently and infinitely adjustable
- proximal-distal location as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 —it should be noted that this adjustment might be best embodied in an infinitely adjustable slide as opposed to the incrementally adjustable slide shown, and that simple marking would be present indicating the relative movement of the slide with respect to the body). It may be desirable to only utilize only a medial drill guide plate with multiple drill guide bushings to create holes extending partially or completely across the femur depending upon the manner in which the guides are to be connected to the femur.
- FIGS. 8, 9, and 10 show an alternative alignment/drill guide embodiment of the present invention wherein a cannulated surgically navigated handle/drill guide is used to create fixation apertures in the bone for direct or indirect fixation of a cutting guide.
- a cannulated surgically navigated handle/drill guide is used to create fixation apertures in the bone for direct or indirect fixation of a cutting guide.
- FIG. 8 it may be advantageous to include tines for penetrating the bone to obtain initial stabilization of the handle in the location and orientation indicated by the surgical navigation system (“Surg Nav”—this term shall be used interchangeably with Computer Aided Surgical System or Image Guided Surgical System throughout this disclosure) prior to extending the drill, represented in FIG. 10 , into the bone to create the aperture.
- the surgical navigation system “Surg Nav”—this term shall be used interchangeably with Computer Aided Surgical System or Image Guided Surgical System throughout this disclosure
- An alternate feature to the tines shown could be a smooth but thin walled cylindrical edge of sufficient thinness or sharpness allowing it to cut and penetrate the bone to achieve initial stabilization prior to drilling. It should be noted that the aperture, or hole, thus created could be blind or extended to a specific depth, or optionally extended entirely through the bone and out the furthest side of the bone. Importantly, this process could be utilized transcutaneously through a small stab wound (perhaps 4 mm in length) through the skin to the bone surface, or through a preformed incision through which other instrumentation of the present invention or other devices including the prosthetic implant may be introduced during a procedure.
- a single handle may desirably contain multiple cannulations, some or all of which could be adjustably extended into contact with the bone to reduce any wandering of the drill contacting oblique bone surfaces and improve the precision and accuracy of aperture creation (thus allowing for the creation of apertures in the medial side of the femur, represented in FIG. 11 , with a single Surg Nav Handle—Also, the apertures of the drill guide may be configured such that the femoral and tibial apertures shown in FIG. 11 are all created using a single positioning step for the handle). As represented in FIG.
- the navigation system (the computer and the sensors) may be capable of determining appropriate location and orientation to +/ ⁇ 0.5 mm and +/ ⁇ 0.5 degrees, but if the location and/orientation of the aperture created represents some path of least resistance in bone which is followed by the drill, the resultant location and orientation of cut surfaces, and thereby the location and orientation of the prosthesis attached thereto, will likely be seriously in error.
- the aperture creation step is not carefully controlled, you will have a very expensive alignment system whose stated purpose is to increase reproducibility, and whose method of implementation compromises this stated purpose.
- FIGS. 88-92 Another embodiment of the present invention, represented in FIGS. 88-92 , benefits from the apparatus and principles of operation outlined above.
- an aperture and a plane are created in bone which actually act as the cutting guide in controlling the location and orientation of the cutting tool within a specific plane during the creation of a cut surface.
- the cannulated drill guide will, in either manual or Surg Nav techniques, be used to guide a forstner style drill bit (the ‘guide surface’ shown in FIG.
- 88 could have been created by a modified drill with a leading section 15 mm long by 4 mm in diameter, responsible for the pivot aperture, and a 10 mm diameter following section which was about 10 mm long, responsible for the pivot reference surface) to create a larger diameter cylindrical aperture the bottom of which would define a pivot reference surface parallel to the cut surface to be created, and a smaller diameter cylindrical aperture to form a pivot aperture for maintaining the body of the bushing shown in FIGS. 88-91 in the proper location and orientation while cutting.
- the technique outlined above is beneficially applied to tibial resection or any other planar or curvilinear resection technique as well.
- FIGS. 104 through 106 are an embodiment of the present invention that may prove to be a very usefully alternative to conventional rectilinear based referencing techniques.
- conventional alignment techniques once having established appropriate flexion extension angulation and varus valgus angulation of desired implant location, reference the anterior cortex, distal most femoral condylar surface, and posterior most condylar surface (indicated in FIG.
- the embodiment of the present invention is an alternative alignment technique with an object to overcome the errors inherent in prior art. As shown in FIG.
- the femur possesses two distinct kinematic features and functions that lend themselves to physical referencing; the patellofemoral articular surface and the tibiofemoral articular surfaces, both of which are curved, more specifically these surfaces represent logarithmic curves that may be effectively approximated by arcs.
- the one codependency between the two articular functions, and therefore any geometric approximation made of them in referencing, is that they must allow for smooth kinematically appropriate articulation of the patella as it passes from its articulation with the trochlear groove (shown in blue in FIG. 106 ) to its articulation with intercondylar surfaces between the femoral condyles (shown in red in FIG. 106 ).
- a referencing device which contacts at least one femoral condyle at three points to determine both an approximation of arc radius and centerpoint location, while independently or simultaneously referencing the trochlear groove at three points to determine both an approximation of arc radius and centerpoint location.
- the referencing system would further need to provide for the need of the articular surfaces of the trochlear articular surfaces to smoothly transition to those of the intercondylar surfaces.
- This embodiment of the present invention is especially useful in determining the proper location, orientation, and implant size for modular tricompartment components, non-modular implants, and standard implants where the appropriate size, location, and orientation would be determined by that which best mimics existing articular bone surfaces thus resulting in optimal postoperative kinematic function.
- surgical navigation methods could be implemented in registering these articular surfaces and determining the resulting idealized implant location(s) and orientation(s) as reflected by the geometry and/or kinematics of the joint.
- Image guidance techniques typically involve acquiring preoperative images of the relevant anatomical structures and generating a data base which represents a three dimensional model of the anatomical structures.
- the relevant surgical instruments typically have a known and fixed geometry which is also defined preoperatively.
- the position of the instrument being used is registered with the anatomical coordinate system and a graphical display showing the relative positions of the tool and anatomical structure may be computed in real time and displayed for the surgeon to assist the surgeon in properly positioning and manipulating the surgical instrument with respect to the relevant anatomical structure.
- the relevant dimensional data concerning an anatomical structure of interest may be determined using data acquired from images of the anatomical structure to generate a data base representing a model of the anatomical structure.
- the model of the anatomical structure may be a three dimensional model which is developed by acquiring a series of two dimensional images of the anatomical structure.
- the model of the anatomical structure may be a set of two dimensional images having known spatial relationships or other data structure which can be used to convey information concerning the three dimensional form of the anatomical structure.
- the model of the anatomical structure may then be used to generate displays of the anatomical structure from various perspectives for preoperative planning purposes and intraoperative navigational purposes.
- a variety of technologies which may be employed to generate such a model of an anatomical structure are well known in the art and include computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasound scanning and fluoroscopic imaging technologies.
- the present invention contemplates a computer-based method of generating a surgical plan comprising reading digital data associated with a 3D (three-dimensional) model of a patient's bone, wherein the digital data resides in a memory in a computer; and generating a surgical plan for the patient's bone based on an analysis of the digital data associated with the 3D model.
- a surgical planner/simulator module in the computer assisted orthopedic surgery planner software makes a detailed surgical plan using realistic 3D computer graphics and animation.
- the simulated surgical plan may be viewed on a display seen of a personal computer.
- the planner module may also generate a pre-surgery report documenting various aspects of the bone surgery.
- FIGS. 45 through 49 concentrate on mediolaterally, or side to side′ oriented pins. Although any kind of cutting tool or milling handle could be engaged to these pins, a sagittal saw and an oscillating saw are shown. A wire or gigli saw could also be used in conjunction with the pins or guides disclosed herein as the cutting profile of such a saw affects the same linear cutting profile as a planar saw blade.
- any of the following cutting tools effecting a linear cutting profile could also be used: rotating or oscillating or reciprocating cutters, linear milling tools, garrotes (thin, highly tensioned wire cutter), powered rasps or broaches, manual rasps or broaches, jack hammers, chisels, chain saws, osteotomes, abrasive wire cutters, oscillating/reciprocating/chain/gigli/coping/scroll/band/circular/hack/ji-g/sagittal saws, belt cutters, or cutting tools that combine elements of the aforementioned cutting tools.
- cutting tools may be plunged across, along, or through the pin guides of the present invention in any direction desirable.
- the directions of tool movement with respect to the pins include those generally oblique, normal, or parallel to the long axis of any pin, guide, or guide surface of this invention.
- the cutting tools may move linearly with respect to the bone and/or guide, or may be manipulated to move in circular, nonlinear, or ‘sweeping motions.
- the pins can have the upper surface of the guide pins having been used to guide the cutting tool to create the cut surface, the pins could easily be located in a more anterior location allowing their ‘underside’ to act as the guide surface. This concept could be referred to as ‘undercutting.’
- the technique of cutting while engaged to the ‘upper side’ of the pins could be referred to as ‘overcutting’ (a term not to be confused with removing too much bone).
- FIGS. 45 through 49 show an alternative or adjunct/modular guide for use with the pins.
- This modular guide could be integrally formed with the pins or seperably attached thereto.
- the modular guide surfaces could help the surgeon initially align the cutting tool with respect to the pins and/or the cut to be created and/or/also to maintain that relationship during a portion of or the entirety of the cutting process used to create the cut.
- Undercutting is also beneficial in this form of the present invention, as is the split pin, hollow pin, and hollow split pin embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 58 shows that a cutting tool (in the instance shown, an oscillating saw blade) could be located, oriented, and/or moved/manipulated along, across, and/or through the pins/guides of the present invention in any manner desired.
- a cutting tool in the instance shown, an oscillating saw blade
- FIGS. 108 and 109 show the distal femur having been prepared to receive the cutting guide forms of the present invention that could be used to complete the remainder of the cuts.
- a single guide could be used to complete all the cuts by being incrementally attached to the bone at the appropriate locations as shown in FIGS. 107, 110 through 118, 120 , and 121 .
- a modified ‘4 in 1’ cutting block designed to engage the pins of the present invention could be used.
- the modified ‘4 in 1’ block could further be modified by being vertically cut in half and having the pins extending laterally of the block to provide guidance of the cutting tool laterally beyond the location of the conventional guide surfaces.
- FIGS. 114 through 121 show a capture feature added to the guides previously shown in FIG. 113 .
- FIG. 120 demonstrates that despite the abbreviation of the laterally located guide surfaces (to facilitate medial incision based procedure), the cutting tool remains robustly guided by the guide of the present invention when both the medial and lateral side of a bone is cut. Note that this design is shown to facilitate a medial approach and thus the guide has been ‘medialized’ to minimize necessary incision size—if a lateral approach were implemented, a ‘lateralized’ form of the present invention could be made available.
- FIGS. 122 through 127 show some of the combinations of the forms of the present invention in use to complete the posterior cut. As shown in FIGS. 122, 125, and 127 , two pins are located in overcutting mode, while two other pins are shown in undercutting mode. The combination of these pins acts to constrain motion of the cutting tool from traveling beyond the plane to be cut. For the sake of clarity, any combination of the forms of the present invention disclosed herein may be modified or combined to form constructs not specifically disclosed herein, but still within the scope of the present invention.
- FIGS. 128 through 130 forms of overcutting type pins/guides. Cutting tool captures are not shown, but could be seperably attached or formed integrally with the guide or pins. It is important to note the extent to which this and other forms of the present invention allow for contact with and guidance of the cutting tool. This creates a very stable surface for guiding the cutting tool. It should be noted that undercutting forms of the present invention could be used with guides or pins of similar configurations.
- pin guide members are made of materials that are more durable than bone material and also at least as durable, if not more durable, than the materials of the planar saw blade of the cutting tool.
- Materials could be harder or softer than the material comprising the cutting tool, and in some cases the cutting tool and the pins could be the same material—this is especially viable for ceramics which have very nice bearing characteristics.
- Certain surface treatments for metal may also be advantageous (titanium nitride, ceramic or non-metallic coating).
- the cutting tool is prevented from cutting or abrading the cutting guide to avoid debris generation. Although pulsating lavage will normally clean any debris from the cut surfaces, the possibility of a foreign body, allergic, or other adverse reaction should be avoided.
- the pin member guides of allograft or autograft bone tissue, such as when used in cortical bone tissue where it may be acceptable to cut the pin member guides.
- Diamond, or other carbon-based materials could also be utilized, cost permitting.
- the pin guides could be constructed of plastics, liquid metal, or some other form of injection moldable material thereby reducing cost levels to an extent enabling the pins to be offered on a disposable or semi-disposable basis.
- FIGS. 172-176 show various depictions of the placement of pin members and operation of a cutting tool in accordance with alternate embodiments of the present invention.
- FIGS. 172 and 173 show yet another embodiment of the cutting guides of the present invention.
- This embodiment could be described as a hollow, divergent, split pin configuration cutting guide.
- the divergent angle of the pin axes are set to approximately 20 degrees, but divergent angles of up to 130 degrees are considered to be within the scope of the present invention as are pins that coact to form axes that intersect within the border of the resected surface(s) to be created as viewed from a direction normal to the resected surface to be created.
- One feature of critical benefit to MIS procedures with respect to this embodiment of the present invention is the ability of the split pin to incorporate a stop feature (as shown in FIG.
- Another important feature of this embodiment of the present invention is the flexibility of the divergent guide that enables the cutting guide to be squeezed by the surgeon to initially line up and insert the tips of the pin features into the divergent apertures and then push the pins into the location desired. It should also be noted that the two divergent pins could be constructed as independent constructs as opposed to the unitary structure shown in FIG. 172 and optionally provide features for attachment of a bridging feature.
- FIGS. 174, 175, and 176 show an embodiment of the present invention that in essence provides for the apertures formed in the bone to act as the cutting guide in coacting with a carriage linked to a saw blade or other cutting tool.
- the saw blade and carriage (hereinafter referred to as the “cutting tool/pin guide”) may be packaged together as an assembly intended for single use only, or a limited number of uses, and/or as sterile or non-sterile.
- the retention feature of the cutting tool/pin guide enables the cutting tool and carriage components to coact to continuous guide the cutting tool as it traverses the surfaces within, along, and about the apertures formed in the bone to create the resected surfaces with respect to which the implant is to be fixed.
- This embodiment also possesses an effective stop feature preventing the cutting teeth from inducing catastrophic damage to soft tissue structures.
- FIG. 171 describes another embodiment of the present invention.
- the device overcomes the drawbacks of the inability to easily and accurately secure existing alignment or guide systems to a desired location or position, a problem often referred to as the fiddle factor problem.
- the fiddle factor problem extends intraoperative time, creates surgeon frustration and can lead to implant mal-alignment due to inaccurate alignment guide or cutting guide positionings.
- anchor-cutting guide linkage the major problem with the majority of surgically navigated “anchor-cutting guide linkage” type devices is that the act of locking the orientation and location of the cutting guide in place with respect to the anchor and/or the desired implant location and orientation actually causes the location and orientation of the cutting guides to change, in some cases radically.
- the fiddle factor problem clearly runs counter to these objectives.
- FIG. 171 The primary components of this embodiment of the present invention are shown in FIG. 171 . These include the anchor, the locking sleeve, the split sphere, the cutting tool guide and the Surgical Navigation Sensor (not shown for the sake of clarity and will herein be referred to simply as a “sensor”).
- the anchor possesses four primary features, either alone or in combination with the primary components of this embodiment of the present invention. Those features include a bone penetrating and anchor stabilizing feature (indicated as the anchor thread in FIG. 171 and the drill tip in FIG. 171 ), a locking feature (indicated as the conical lock in FIG. 171 ), a linkage engagement feature (indicated as the locking channel in FIG. 171 ), and a quick release feature (indicated as the release tabs in FIG. 171 ).
- the anchor may be drilled into and fixed to a face of the bone in one continuous or semi-continuous step, or an aperture may be predrilled to which the anchor is subsequently fixed.
- a simple template including a faux guide surface, drill guide aperture, and handle may be used for the purpose of facilitating the surgeon's “eyeball” placement of the pre-drilled aperture; in other words, the faux guide surface acts as a general indication of where the surgeon thinks the cut is to be located simply based on how it looks relative to the bone based on the surgeon's judgment/experience to facilitate pre-drilled aperture placement for the anchor enabling minimal adjustment of the cutting tool guide with respect to the anchor.
- the locking sleeve possesses three primary features alone or in combination with the primary components of the embodiment of the present invention including a drag feature, a locking feature, and a surgeon grasping surface. These features coact to enable rapid and effective locking and quick release of the cutting tool guide with respect to the anchor.
- the drag feature coacts with the anchor, split sphere, and cutting tool guide to affect frictionally resisted movement of the cutting tool guide with respect to the anchor about 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 degrees of freedom.
- the split sphere in this embodiment of the invention, possesses three primary features alone or in combination with the primary components of the embodiment of the present invention including an articulation aperture feature, a spherical articulation feature, and a relief feature.
- the articulation aperture feature of the split sphere coacts with the articular post of the cutting tool guide to enable frictionally resisted movement and frictionally affected locking of the cutting guide with respect to the split sphere.
- drag mode When enabling frictionally resisted movement (herein described as “drag mode”), the amount of force against which this mechanism must resist movement of the cutting tool guide with respect to the anchor is at least equivalent to the force affected by way of gravity, and in preferred embodiments, is at least equivalent to the combination of force affected by gravity and the force affected by soft tissue contacting the device.
- locking mode When enabling frictionally affected locking (herein described as “locking mode”), the amount of force against which this mechanism must resist movement of the cutting tool guide with respect to the anchor, in a preferred embodiment, is at least equivalent to the force moment couples the applied to the device by the combination of gravitational, soft tissue, and cutting tool contacting forces.
- the internal and external surfaces of the split sphere, and optionally the features of the present invention that come into contact with them are textured to facilitate robust fixation.
- Such textures include, but are in no way limited to, #7 to #20 grit blast, TecotexTM, knurling, and other means known in the art for effectively increasing the surface area of a smooth surface.
- the spherical articulation feature of the split sphere enables both tri-axial rotational and single axial translational manipulation of the split sphere with respect to the anchor and along its long axis, as well as simultaneous locking of those degrees of freedom, and an additional axial translational degree of freedom of the articulation post of the cutting tool guide with respect to the articulation aperture feature of the split sphere.
- Locking is attained by compression of the locking channel feature (see FIG. 171 ) of the anchor against the spherical articulation feature and, by way of the relief feature of the split sphere, the articulation post feature of the cutting tool guide.
- the relief feature of the split sphere enables two distinct functions. The relief feature enables elastic compression of the split sphere against the articulation post of the cutting tool in response to force applied to the split sphere by the locking channel feature in response to actuation of the conical lock feature.
- the sphere articulates with respect to the anchor in 4 degrees of freedom (anterior to posterior, varus-valgus, internal external rotation, and flexion-extension) while the articulation post, and thereby the cutting tool guide, articulate with respect to the split sphere, and thereby the anchor and bone, in at least one additional degree of freedom (proximal-distal).
- the second function of the relief feature is to optionally allow the articulation post of the cutting tool guide to be rotationally keyed to the split sphere to enable the split sphere and cutting tool guide to be rotated in tandem with respect to the locking channel of the anchor.
- the articulation post of the cutting tool guide could be split along its long axis and coact with an articulation feature on the cutting tool guide to enable mediolateral translation and locking of the cutting tool guide with respect to the bone wherein effective locking of the mediolateral degree of freedom would also be affected by actuation of the cone lock feature in addition to the aforementioned 5 degrees of freedom.
Abstract
A cutting tool is provided with an arcuate cutting blade that preferably engages a guide tool to create a curved resected surface during an arthroplasty procedure. In one embodiment, a depth of the cutting blade is sufficient to permit the simultaneous creation of resected surfaces on two bones that articulate, such as both the femur and the tibia for a given condyle, without the need to reposition the guide or the leg. In another embodiment, a cutting member has a generally rectangular cross-section along a longitudinal axis with a first and second surface having cutting teeth defined thereon and a third and fourth surface adapted to interface with a cutting guide positioned proximate the bone. In this embodiment, the cutting tool can resect the bone in two different directions without reorienting the cutting member.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/075,840 filed Mar. 8, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,814,539 issued Nov. 14, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/036,584 filed Jan. 14, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,815,645, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/536,320 filed Jan. 14, 2004, and is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 11/049,634 filed Feb. 2, 2005, now abandoned, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/540,992 filed Feb. 2, 2004, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,078 filed Mar. 8, 2004, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,160 filed Mar. 8, 2004, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,080 filed Mar. 8, 2004, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,262 filed Mar. 8, 2004, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,307 filed Mar. 8, 2004, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,096 filed Mar. 8, 2004, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,631 filed Mar. 8, 2004, the entire disclosures are hereby fully incorporated by reference.
- This invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for bone resection to allow for the interconnection or attachment of various prosthetic devices with respect to the patient. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for improved cutting tools for resection and arthroplasty.
- Different methods and apparatus have been developed in the past to enable a surgeon to remove bony material to create specifically shaped surfaces in or on a bone for various reasons including to allow for attachment of various devices or objects to the bone. Keeping in mind that the ultimate goal of any surgical procedure is to restore the body to normal function, it is critical that the quality and orientation of the cut, as well as the quality of fixation, and the location and orientation of objects or devices attached to the bone, is sufficient to ensure proper healing of the body, as well as appropriate mechanical function of the musculoskeletal structure.
- In total knee replacements, for example, a series of planar and/or curvilinear surfaces, or “resections,” are created to allow for the attachment of prosthetic or other devices to the femur, tibia, and/or patella. In the case of the femur, it is common to use the central axis of the femur, the posterior and distal femoral condyles, and/or the anterior distal femoral cortex as guides to determine the location and orientation of distal femoral resections. The location and orientation of these resections are critical in that they dictate the final location and orientation of the distal femoral implant. It is commonly thought that the location and orientation of the distal femoral implant are critical factors in the success or failure of the artificial knee joint. Additionally, with any surgical procedure, time is critical, and methods and apparatus that can save operating room time, are valuable. Past efforts have not been successful in consistently and/or properly locating and orienting distal femoral resections in a quick and efficient manner.
- The use of oscillating sawblade based resection systems has been the standard in total knee replacement and other forms of bone resection for over 30 years. Other forms of arcuate and curvilinear sawblades and chisels have been proposed in the past as shown, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,069,824 and 4,349,058 and PCT Publ. Appl. WO 97/05827, but these non-planar sawblade arrangement have not been widely accepted or adopted. Unfortunately, present approaches to using existing planar or non-planar saw blade instrumentation systems all possess certain limitations and liabilities.
- Perhaps the most critical factor in the clinical success of any bone resection for the purpose of creating an implant surface on the bone is the accuracy of the implant's placement. This can be described by the degrees of freedom associated with each implant. In the case of a total knee arthroplasty (TKA), for example, for the femoral component these include location and orientation that may be described as Varus-Valgus Alignment, Rotational Alignment, Flexion-Extension Alignment, A-P location, Distal Resection Depth Location, and Mediolateral Location. Conventional instrumentation very often relies on the placement of ⅛ or 3/16 inch diameter pin or drill placement in the anterior or distal faces of the femur for placement of cutting guides. In the case of posterior referencing systems for TKA, the distal resection cutting guide is positioned by drilling two long drill bits into the anterior cortex across the longitudinal axis of the bone. As these long drills contact the oblique surface of the femur they very often deflect, following the path of least resistance into the bone. As the alignment guides are disconnected from these cutting guides, the drill pins will “spring” to whatever position was dictated by their deflected course thus changing their designated, desired alignment to something less predictable and/or desirable. This kind of error is further compounded by the “tolerance stacking” inherent in the use of multiple alignment guides and cutting guides.
- Another error inherent in these systems further adding to mal-alignment is deflection of the oscillating sawblade during the cutting process. The use of an oscillating sawblade is very skill intensive as the blade will also follow the path of least resistance through the bone and deflect in a manner creating variations in the cut surfaces which further contribute to prosthesis mal-alignment as well as poor fit between the prosthesis and the resection surfaces. Despite the fact that the oscillating saw has been used in TKA and other bone resection procedures for more than 30 years, there are still reports of incidences where poor cuts result in significant gaps in the fit between the implant and the bone.
- Improvements in the alignment and operation of cutting tools for resecting bone surfaces are desired in order to increase the consistency and repeatability of bone resection procedures as is the improvement of prosthetic stability in attachment to bone.
- The present invention provides for embodiments of cutting tools and soft tissue management techniques facilitating intraoperative and postoperative efficacy and ease of use. In one embodiment, the cutting tool is a side cutting tool that has only a portion of the arc of the cutting profile exposed for cutting and is preferably used in a dynamic cutting mode where the leg is moved in flexion to engage the exposed portion of the cutting profile. In another embodiment, a cutting tool having dual planar cutting profile, preferably orthogonal to each other, permits the cutting tool to be utilized to create multiple resected surfaces at different orientations without the need to disengage the cutting tool from the guide surfaces. In still another embodiment, the cutting tool is provided with an arcuate cutting blade that preferably engages a guide tool with spaced apart guide surfaces that permit the creation of resected surfaces on both the femur and the tibia for a given condyle without the need to reposition the guide or the leg.
- The present invention utilizes a number of embodiments of cutting tools to remove bony material to create cut surfaces for prosthetic implant attachment and fixation. The overriding objects of the embodiments are to provide the ability to perform resection in very small incisions, the creation of precise and accurate cut(s), and to provide for soft tissue protection characteristics and features preventing the tool from accidentally harming soft tissue. Specifically, many of the cutting tool embodiments disclosed are either incapable or highly resistant to damaging soft tissue, or are by means disclosed prevented from coming into contact with soft tissue in the first place.
- The present invention utilizes a number of embodiments of cutting guide technologies loosely or directly based on Profile Based Resection (PBR). The overriding objects of PBR technologies are to provide for significantly improved reproducibility of implant fit and alignment in a manner largely independent of the individual surgeon's manual skills, while providing for outstanding ease of use, economic, safety, and work flow performance.
- The present invention utilizes a number of embodiments of alignment or drill guides to precisely and accurately determine the desired cutting guide location/orientation, thus cut surface location(s)/orientation(s), thus prosthetic implant location and orientation. The overriding objects of the embodiments are to precisely and accurately dictate the aforementioned locations and orientations while optionally enabling ease of use in conjunction with manually or Computer Assisted techniques, and while optionally enabling ease of use in minimally invasive procedures where surgical exposure and trauma are minimized.
- The present invention utilizes a number of methods and apparatus embodiments of soft tissue management techniques and the devices supporting said techniques. The overriding object of these embodiments is to take advantage of the anatomy, physiology, and kinematics of the human body in facilitating clinical efficacy of orthopedic procedures.
- It is an often repeated rule of thumb for orthopedic surgeons that a “Well placed, but poorly designed implant will perform well clinically, while a poorly placed, well designed implant will perform poorly clinically.” The present invention provides a method and apparatus for reducing implant placement errors in order to create more reproducible, consistently excellent clinical results in a manner that decreases risk to soft tissue, incision or exposure size requirements, manual skill requirements, and/or visualization of cutting action.
- It should be clear that applications of the present invention is not limited to Total Knee Arthroplasty or the other specific applications cited herein, but are rather universally applicable to any form of surgical intervention where the resection of bone is required. These possible applications include, but are not limited to Unicondylar Knee Replacement, Hip Arthroplasty, Ankle Arthroplasty, Spinal Fusion, Osteotomy Procedures (such as High Tibial Osteotomy), ACL or PCL reconstruction, and many others. In essence, any application where an expense, accuracy, precision, soft tissue protection or preservation, minimal incision size or exposure are required or desired for a bone resection and/or prosthetic implantation is a potential application for this technology. In addition, many of the embodiments shown have unique applicability to minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures and/or for use in conjunction with Surgical Navigation, Image Guided Surgery, or Computer Aided Surgery systems.
- The above summary is not intended to describe each illustrated embodiment or every implementation of the subject matter hereof. The figures and the detailed description that follow more particularly exemplify various embodiments.
- Other important objects and features of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 are pictorial representations standard incision sizes or exposure required by the prior art, while -
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FIGS. 5-11, 29-31, 45-49, 58, 88-98, 104-130, 131-146, 154-168, and 171-176 show various depictions of embodiments and methods in accordance with alternate embodiments of the present invention. While various embodiments are amenable to various modifications and alternative forms, specifics thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the intention is not to limit the claimed inventions to the particular embodiments described. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the subject matter as defined by the claims. - It should be noted that, in many of the figures, the cut surface created by the cutting tool in accordance with the techniques of the present invention are shown as having already been completed for the sake of clarity. Similarly, the bones may be shown as being transparent or translucent for the sake of clarity. The guides/pins, cutting tool, bones, and other items disclosed are may be similarly represented for the sake of clarity or brevity
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FIGS. 1 and 2 show conventional surgical exposures and instrumentation being utilized.FIG. 4 shows a reduced incision currently utilized in performing the current state of the art in ‘minimally invasive’ Unicondylar Knee Replacement. - The embodiments of the present invention are shown for femoral resection. For the sake of clarity, it should be noted that any combination of the forms of the present invention disclosed herein may be modified or combined to form constructs not specifically disclosed herein, but still within the scope of the present invention. The embodiments represented in
FIGS. 29 and 30 are outstanding examples of this, as one of ordinary skill in the art would clearly recognize the applicability and benefits of this embodiment for tibial and/or femoral resection in Unicondylar or Bicondylar procedures, for bone resection in ankle replacement or arthrodesis (fusion), mandibular advancement procedures, high tibial osteotomy procedures, proximal femoral and acetabular preparation in Hip Arthroplasty, and a list of other applications too long to list in detail where reproducible and safe removal of living tissue during surgical intervention is beneficial. -
FIGS. 93 through 98 represent an implementation of the side cutting drill embodiment of the present invention for cutting tools. It is of interest to note that the milling handle shown could further be guided by the PBR guides of the present invention to further combine the accuracy and precision benefits of PBR with the soft tissue protection characteristics of tibially embedded femoral cutting tool. It should also be noted that the side cutting drill with a curved cutting profile, similar to that shown inFIG. 119 , could also be used to attain cut geometries possessing simultaneously curved or curvilinear cutting profiles and cutting paths. In utilizing such, it would be critical that the side to side location of the cutting profile of the cutting tool be tightly controlled with respect to the desired side to side location of the implant as the side to side location of the implant would be dictated by the cut surfaces generated. Alternatively, a cutting tool with a linear cutting profile, as shown inFIG. 94 , could be utilized to create cut surfaces with a linear cutting profile and a curved cutting path, and then a second cutter with a curved cutting profile could be used to create a second, contiguous or noncontiguous, cut with a curved cutting profile and/or path whose mediolateral location was closely controlled to result in proper fit and location of the prosthesis attached to said cut surfaces. It should be noted that the cutting path of the second cutter could be located within a single plane, such as for a bilateral femoral component design, or could be curvilinearly divergent from the plane containing the cutting path of the first cut surface. This would be useful for unilateral femoral component designs (ones which require separate left and right femoral implants) so as to allow for the implant design to reflect out of plane patellofemoral kinematics and/or out of plane tibiofemoral kinematics most accurately. Interestingly, this embodiment of kinematic resection style resection could be modified to allow the cutting tool to be directly or indirectly linked to the movement of the patella with respect to the femur, or directly connected to the patella, to enable cutting of patellofemoral articular surfaces on the femur while moving the tibia and patella through ranges of motion about the tibia. The embodiments of cutting tools for use in attaining this include curvilinear end cutting mills or face cutters, side cutting drills with linear or non-linear cutting profiles, and other cutting tools capable of cutting the femur while engaged, directly or indirectly, to the patella. The side-to-side location of such cutters could be determined by engagement or adjustment with respect to a PBR or other guide, or simply by the natural kinematic path of the patella about the femur during flexion-extension of the knee joint. -
FIG. 130 represents a distal femur with the cuts shown for fixation to a conventional total condylar implant with the border of said cuts shown in black.FIGS. 131 through 146 show embodiments of the present invention for cutting the distal and posterior areas of the femur. -
FIG. 131 shows an embodiment of the present invention constituting an improved oscillating saw design. As shown, this design possesses cutting teeth not only on the leading edge as is commonly known in the art, but also on an adjacent surface allowing the saw to cut both while plunging in a direction parallel its long axis and normal to its long axis.FIGS. 132 through 134 show this in use with a cutting guide in cutting the femur. It should be noted that the two smoother areas surrounding the cutting teeth of the saw are intended for bearing contact with a guide, but that bushings, or bearings could be added to facilitate ease of use and avoidance of debris generation. -
FIGS. 136 through 146 show an alternative cutting means. The small cutting tool best shown inFIG. 136 is a small diameter (0.188 inches to 0.040 inches) side cutting drill, optionally for use in conjunction with a milling handle (not shown). As shown in these figures, a robustly guided cutting tool can be used to cut both condyles when guided by a guide either straddling only one condyle (as shown), or fixed to the medial side of the lateral condyle and the lateral side of the medial condyle. These embodiments may also be applied to cutting of only one condyle, and the cutting path of the guide shown modified to allow for standard or improved Unicondylar use. Also shown, the manipulation of the cutting tool while guided by a PBR guide can include plunging, sweeping, and pivotally sweeping manipulations in completing the desired cuts. Once these cuts have been completed, or partially completed and finished by other means, as shown inFIGS. 145 and 146 , alternate methods may be employed to complete the remaining cuts. It should be noted that methods allowing for the resection of the posterior femoral condyles and/or the distal femoral condyles in conjunction with the proximal tibia already having been cut, provide for a phenomenal amount of laxity of the soft tissues surrounding the joint allowing for a surgeon to more easily complete cutting of the anterior cut and anterior chamfer cut. - Looking at
FIG. 132 , it is of special interest to note that the cutting guide surfaces may be attached to a pliers like or milling handle like positioning device which is either guided manually or by a surgical navigation system to determine the ideal location of the rails with respect to the bone. Once the rails were properly positioned, the positioning device could be actuated to cause fixation features (perhaps small spikes, or a serrated or roughened surface capable gripping the bone to which it is in contact with) to grip the bone thus robustly fixing the guide in place. It is also of interest to note that this method and apparatus may be used to position the rails along the sides of a single condyle (as generally shown inFIG. 142 ), and/or between the condyles (where the gripping surfaces would expand mediolaterally to contact the lateral surface of the medial condyle and the medial surface of the lateral condyle), and/or to the medial side of the medial condyle and the medial side of the lateral condyle (and fixed in place using additional fixation features), and/or about the medial side of the medial condyle and the lateral side of the lateral condyle. In those applications where the rails of the embodiments of the present invention were to be located under soft tissues such as the extensor mechanism, the gripping handle would benefit from the addition of the soft tissue accommodating contours disclosed in the copending provisional patent applications. -
FIGS. 154 to 161 show an embodiment of the present invention for performing femoral resection with an oscillating, radiofrequency, or ultrasonic driver. The cutting tool shown inFIGS. 154 and 155 is rotated about the centerline of the shaft within a limited arc of motion, similar to an oscillating saw driver, however the direction of cutting is parallel to the drive axis of the saw driver rather than normal to it as is conventionally known. In this manner, the cutting tool is capable of creating resected geometries closely mimicking natural anatomic bone shapes while enabling the resection of bone through minimal surgical exposures. As shown in comparingFIGS. 158 through 161 , instead of creating a flat posterior cut, this invention allows for the creation of cuts with a curved cutting profile.FIG. 161 represents the ability of this concept to be used to simultaneously make all tibial and femoral cuts in a single plunging motion, and that this would be attained simply by modifying the thickness of the posterior femoral cutting portion of the cutter by the amount indicated inFIG. 159 , perhaps making the difference between the radius responsible for femoral resection geometry and the radius responsible to tibial resection geometry of around 5 mm to 15 mm for a Unicondylar replacement or 5 mm to 20 mm for cortical to conventional tricompartmental replacement. It should be noted that all of the femoral cuts, and optionally the proximal tibial cut, could be made in this manner and the location and orientation of the cuts would be based off of the guide hole shown in the distal femur inFIG. 56 for making with the shaft of the cutter. Alternatively, a shaft or other guide feature could be inserted into the distal femur and the cutting tool possess a mating female feature for that shaft. This invention offers significant improvements in both minimizing soft tissue displacement and intraoperative time savings as compared to the Oxford Unicondylar Instrumentation. -
FIGS. 162 through 168 show an alternate but similar approach to the aforementioned. Instead of basing the control of the cutting tool on a guide feature formed or positioned on the femur, this embodiment of the present invention shows tibial resection, and alternatively both tibial and femoral resection, guided by a tibially mounted cutting guide or feature. Again, the cutting tool would be driven by a driver similar to an oscillating saw driver, although an alternative power means would be ultrasonically based to transmit ultrasonic energy along the length of the cutting tool to its curved or curvilinear cutting edge (it should be noted that in an ultrasonic embodiment, the cutting profile of the cutting tool may be other than a single arc). As shown inFIGS. 164 and 165 , this could work well with a Pinplasty style guide, or could be optionally stabilized by implementation of Cam Pin Features disclosed in copending provisional applications, and could as shown inFIGS. 167 and 168 , be used to cut both the tibia and the femur. - It is of particular interest to note that what is described as the Inner cutting radius and the outer cutting radius in
FIG. 163 could be ‘thickened’ as was described for the femoral mounted embodiment to allow for resection of both the tibia and a single cut on the femur in one plunging motion. Alternatively, the cutter could be extended into the femur until the cutting profile of the cutting tool became tangent to the intended cutting path of the cuts to be made and the tibia manipulated to traverse a range of motion about the femur while cutting the femur while maintaining the cutting profile of the cutting tool tangent to the cutting path of the intended resected surface. This method is very applicable to the methods and apparatus described in the copending applications referenced herein, especially, Wireplasty resection and Pinplasty resection. Alternatively, a guide like the one shown inFIG. 168 could be used to incrementally form a series of discrete femoral cuts with the femur at different positions with respect to the tibia. -
FIGS. 5 through 11 concentrate on alignment guide and/or drill guide techniques.FIG. 5 shows a manually operated alignment guide suitable for use with surgical exposures similar to that shown inFIG. 2 (it should be noted that surgical navigation sensors could be used to assist in determining final drill guide location and orientation).FIGS. 6 and 7 show an improvement upon the embodiment shown inFIG. 5 for enabling manual alignment guide use in less invasive incisions by providing soft tissue accommodating contours or reliefs. In other words, for a medial parapatellar incision, the alignment guide is configured to allow for appropriate contact and referencing of the distal and posterior femoral condyles, the IM canal (when not relying on an extramedullary reference or inference of the mechanical axis) or IM Rod, the anterior cortex or anterior runout point of a given or proposed implant size (via a stylus not shown), and the epicondylar axis via palpitation or visual reference while the patellar tendon, patella, and/or quadriceps tendon is draped over the lateral side (right side as shown in the figures) of the alignment guide allowing insertion of the guide when the patella is neither everted not fully dislocated as in conventional techniques. It should be noted that initial alignment indicated by reference of the distal femur may be further adjusted in all six degrees of freedom as a fine tuning for final cut location and orientation. This simply calls for the inclusion of additional adjustment of the location and orientation of the crossbar mechanism and/or rotational alignment arm, with respect to the initial reference provide for by contact between the body of the guide and the bone (optionally including the IM Rod), in flexion-extension angulation, varus-valgus angulation (rotational angulation and Anterior-Posterior location are already shown), mediolateral location (represented in this embodiment of the current invention by the cross bar mechanism inFIG. 5 where drill guide mediolateral location is shown as being independently and infinitely adjustable), and proximal-distal location (as shown inFIGS. 5, 6, and 7 —it should be noted that this adjustment might be best embodied in an infinitely adjustable slide as opposed to the incrementally adjustable slide shown, and that simple marking would be present indicating the relative movement of the slide with respect to the body). It may be desirable to only utilize only a medial drill guide plate with multiple drill guide bushings to create holes extending partially or completely across the femur depending upon the manner in which the guides are to be connected to the femur. -
FIGS. 8, 9, and 10 show an alternative alignment/drill guide embodiment of the present invention wherein a cannulated surgically navigated handle/drill guide is used to create fixation apertures in the bone for direct or indirect fixation of a cutting guide. As shown inFIG. 8 , it may be advantageous to include tines for penetrating the bone to obtain initial stabilization of the handle in the location and orientation indicated by the surgical navigation system (“Surg Nav”—this term shall be used interchangeably with Computer Aided Surgical System or Image Guided Surgical System throughout this disclosure) prior to extending the drill, represented inFIG. 10 , into the bone to create the aperture. An alternate feature to the tines shown could be a smooth but thin walled cylindrical edge of sufficient thinness or sharpness allowing it to cut and penetrate the bone to achieve initial stabilization prior to drilling. It should be noted that the aperture, or hole, thus created could be blind or extended to a specific depth, or optionally extended entirely through the bone and out the furthest side of the bone. Importantly, this process could be utilized transcutaneously through a small stab wound (perhaps 4 mm in length) through the skin to the bone surface, or through a preformed incision through which other instrumentation of the present invention or other devices including the prosthetic implant may be introduced during a procedure. Further, although only one cannulation is shown, a single handle may desirably contain multiple cannulations, some or all of which could be adjustably extended into contact with the bone to reduce any wandering of the drill contacting oblique bone surfaces and improve the precision and accuracy of aperture creation (thus allowing for the creation of apertures in the medial side of the femur, represented inFIG. 11 , with a single Surg Nav Handle—Also, the apertures of the drill guide may be configured such that the femoral and tibial apertures shown inFIG. 11 are all created using a single positioning step for the handle). As represented inFIG. 9 , there is very little distance over which the drill is cantilevered between its guidance within the cannulation(s) and its point of initial contact with the outer surface of the bone. This aspect of this embodiment of the current invention is critical in preserving the potential accuracy of Surg Nav systems, ie; the navigation system (the computer and the sensors) may be capable of determining appropriate location and orientation to +/−0.5 mm and +/−0.5 degrees, but if the location and/orientation of the aperture created represents some path of least resistance in bone which is followed by the drill, the resultant location and orientation of cut surfaces, and thereby the location and orientation of the prosthesis attached thereto, will likely be seriously in error. At the end of the day, if the aperture creation step is not carefully controlled, you will have a very expensive alignment system whose stated purpose is to increase reproducibility, and whose method of implementation compromises this stated purpose. - It should also be noted that the methods described herein are applicable to the methods demonstrated in Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/536,320 “Methods and Apparatus for Pinplasty Bone Resection”, and Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/540,992, entitled “Methods and Apparatus for Wireplasty Bone Resection.”
- It should also be noted that another embodiment of the present invention, represented in
FIGS. 88-92 , benefits from the apparatus and principles of operation outlined above. As shown inFIG. 88 , an aperture and a plane are created in bone which actually act as the cutting guide in controlling the location and orientation of the cutting tool within a specific plane during the creation of a cut surface. In this embodiment of the present invention, the cannulated drill guide will, in either manual or Surg Nav techniques, be used to guide a forstner style drill bit (the ‘guide surface’ shown inFIG. 88 could have been created by a modified drill with a leading section 15 mm long by 4 mm in diameter, responsible for the pivot aperture, and a 10 mm diameter following section which was about 10 mm long, responsible for the pivot reference surface) to create a larger diameter cylindrical aperture the bottom of which would define a pivot reference surface parallel to the cut surface to be created, and a smaller diameter cylindrical aperture to form a pivot aperture for maintaining the body of the bushing shown inFIGS. 88-91 in the proper location and orientation while cutting. Importantly, the technique outlined above is beneficially applied to tibial resection or any other planar or curvilinear resection technique as well. -
FIGS. 104 through 106 are an embodiment of the present invention that may prove to be a very usefully alternative to conventional rectilinear based referencing techniques. In essence, conventional alignment techniques, once having established appropriate flexion extension angulation and varus valgus angulation of desired implant location, reference the anterior cortex, distal most femoral condylar surface, and posterior most condylar surface (indicated inFIG. 105 by stars) to dictate the anterior posterior location, proximal distal location (otherwise known as distal resection depth), and appropriate implant size in determining the ‘perfect’ location and orientation for the appropriately sized implant (mediolateral location is normally eyeballed′ by comparison of some visual reference of the mediolateral border surrounding the distal cut surface and some form of visual guide reference). These conventional techniques fail to directly reference the distinctly different anatomic bone features which dictate the performance of distinctly separate, but functionally interrelated, kinematic phenomena, and they also attempt to reference curvilinear articular surfaces by way of rectilinear approximations. The embodiment of the present invention is an alternative alignment technique with an object to overcome the errors inherent in prior art. As shown inFIG. 106 , the femur possesses two distinct kinematic features and functions that lend themselves to physical referencing; the patellofemoral articular surface and the tibiofemoral articular surfaces, both of which are curved, more specifically these surfaces represent logarithmic curves that may be effectively approximated by arcs. The one codependency between the two articular functions, and therefore any geometric approximation made of them in referencing, is that they must allow for smooth kinematically appropriate articulation of the patella as it passes from its articulation with the trochlear groove (shown in blue inFIG. 106 ) to its articulation with intercondylar surfaces between the femoral condyles (shown in red inFIG. 106 ). Thus, knowing that three points define an arc and may be used to approximate a curve or sections of a curve, what is proposed is to use a referencing device which contacts at least one femoral condyle at three points to determine both an approximation of arc radius and centerpoint location, while independently or simultaneously referencing the trochlear groove at three points to determine both an approximation of arc radius and centerpoint location. The referencing system would further need to provide for the need of the articular surfaces of the trochlear articular surfaces to smoothly transition to those of the intercondylar surfaces. Armed with this information, a surgeon may most appropriately determine appropriate implant location and orientation. - This embodiment of the present invention is especially useful in determining the proper location, orientation, and implant size for modular tricompartment components, non-modular implants, and standard implants where the appropriate size, location, and orientation would be determined by that which best mimics existing articular bone surfaces thus resulting in optimal postoperative kinematic function. Alternatively, surgical navigation methods could be implemented in registering these articular surfaces and determining the resulting idealized implant location(s) and orientation(s) as reflected by the geometry and/or kinematics of the joint.
- The following patents and patent applications describing various surgical navigation system and alignment and cutting guide systems that are beneficially utilized in whole or in part with the embodiments of the present invention are herein incorporated by reference: U.S. Pat. Nos. 2004/0122436, 2003/0069591, 2004/0039396, 2004/0153083, 5,810,827, 6,595,997, 2003/0069585, 2003/0028196, JP74214-2002, U.S. Pat. Nos. 2003/0208122, 6,725,080, 2004/0122305, 6,685,711, 2004/0153085, 2004/0152970, 6,694,168, WO04100758, WO04070580, WO04069036, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,799,055, 6,236,875, 6,285,902, 6,340,363, 6,348,058, 6,430,434, 6,470,207, 6,477,400, 6,491,699, 6,697,664, 6,701,174, 6,711,432, 6,725,080, 6,796,988, and 6,827,723. Image guidance techniques typically involve acquiring preoperative images of the relevant anatomical structures and generating a data base which represents a three dimensional model of the anatomical structures. The relevant surgical instruments typically have a known and fixed geometry which is also defined preoperatively. During the surgical procedure, the position of the instrument being used is registered with the anatomical coordinate system and a graphical display showing the relative positions of the tool and anatomical structure may be computed in real time and displayed for the surgeon to assist the surgeon in properly positioning and manipulating the surgical instrument with respect to the relevant anatomical structure.
- As is known in the art, the relevant dimensional data concerning an anatomical structure of interest, e.g., a femur, may be determined using data acquired from images of the anatomical structure to generate a data base representing a model of the anatomical structure. The model of the anatomical structure may be a three dimensional model which is developed by acquiring a series of two dimensional images of the anatomical structure. Alternatively, the model of the anatomical structure may be a set of two dimensional images having known spatial relationships or other data structure which can be used to convey information concerning the three dimensional form of the anatomical structure. The model of the anatomical structure may then be used to generate displays of the anatomical structure from various perspectives for preoperative planning purposes and intraoperative navigational purposes. A variety of technologies which may be employed to generate such a model of an anatomical structure are well known in the art and include computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasound scanning and fluoroscopic imaging technologies.
- In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a computer-based method of generating a surgical plan comprising reading digital data associated with a 3D (three-dimensional) model of a patient's bone, wherein the digital data resides in a memory in a computer; and generating a surgical plan for the patient's bone based on an analysis of the digital data associated with the 3D model. A surgical planner/simulator module in the computer assisted orthopedic surgery planner software makes a detailed surgical plan using realistic 3D computer graphics and animation. The simulated surgical plan may be viewed on a display seen of a personal computer. The planner module may also generate a pre-surgery report documenting various aspects of the bone surgery.
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FIGS. 45 through 49 concentrate on mediolaterally, or side to side′ oriented pins. Although any kind of cutting tool or milling handle could be engaged to these pins, a sagittal saw and an oscillating saw are shown. A wire or gigli saw could also be used in conjunction with the pins or guides disclosed herein as the cutting profile of such a saw affects the same linear cutting profile as a planar saw blade. Similarly, any of the following cutting tools effecting a linear cutting profile could also be used: rotating or oscillating or reciprocating cutters, linear milling tools, garrotes (thin, highly tensioned wire cutter), powered rasps or broaches, manual rasps or broaches, jack hammers, chisels, chain saws, osteotomes, abrasive wire cutters, oscillating/reciprocating/chain/gigli/coping/scroll/band/circular/hack/ji-g/sagittal saws, belt cutters, or cutting tools that combine elements of the aforementioned cutting tools. - In one embodiment, cutting tools may be plunged across, along, or through the pin guides of the present invention in any direction desirable. The directions of tool movement with respect to the pins include those generally oblique, normal, or parallel to the long axis of any pin, guide, or guide surface of this invention. Furthermore, the cutting tools may move linearly with respect to the bone and/or guide, or may be manipulated to move in circular, nonlinear, or ‘sweeping motions.
- Furthermore, although the pins can have the upper surface of the guide pins having been used to guide the cutting tool to create the cut surface, the pins could easily be located in a more anterior location allowing their ‘underside’ to act as the guide surface. This concept could be referred to as ‘undercutting.’ The technique of cutting while engaged to the ‘upper side’ of the pins could be referred to as ‘overcutting’ (a term not to be confused with removing too much bone).
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FIGS. 45 through 49 show an alternative or adjunct/modular guide for use with the pins. This modular guide could be integrally formed with the pins or seperably attached thereto. The modular guide surfaces could help the surgeon initially align the cutting tool with respect to the pins and/or the cut to be created and/or/also to maintain that relationship during a portion of or the entirety of the cutting process used to create the cut. Undercutting is also beneficial in this form of the present invention, as is the split pin, hollow pin, and hollow split pin embodiments of the present invention. -
FIG. 58 shows that a cutting tool (in the instance shown, an oscillating saw blade) could be located, oriented, and/or moved/manipulated along, across, and/or through the pins/guides of the present invention in any manner desired. -
FIGS. 108 and 109 show the distal femur having been prepared to receive the cutting guide forms of the present invention that could be used to complete the remainder of the cuts. Beneficially, a single guide could be used to complete all the cuts by being incrementally attached to the bone at the appropriate locations as shown inFIGS. 107, 110 through 118, 120 , and 121. Alternatively, a modified ‘4 in 1’ cutting block designed to engage the pins of the present invention could be used. The modified ‘4 in 1’ block could further be modified by being vertically cut in half and having the pins extending laterally of the block to provide guidance of the cutting tool laterally beyond the location of the conventional guide surfaces.FIGS. 114 through 121 show a capture feature added to the guides previously shown inFIG. 113 . Note thatFIG. 120 demonstrates that despite the abbreviation of the laterally located guide surfaces (to facilitate medial incision based procedure), the cutting tool remains robustly guided by the guide of the present invention when both the medial and lateral side of a bone is cut. Note that this design is shown to facilitate a medial approach and thus the guide has been ‘medialized’ to minimize necessary incision size—if a lateral approach were implemented, a ‘lateralized’ form of the present invention could be made available. -
FIGS. 122 through 127 show some of the combinations of the forms of the present invention in use to complete the posterior cut. As shown inFIGS. 122, 125, and 127 , two pins are located in overcutting mode, while two other pins are shown in undercutting mode. The combination of these pins acts to constrain motion of the cutting tool from traveling beyond the plane to be cut. For the sake of clarity, any combination of the forms of the present invention disclosed herein may be modified or combined to form constructs not specifically disclosed herein, but still within the scope of the present invention. - Tibial resection in TKA can be somewhat frustrating to a certain percentage of orthopedic surgeons. This frustration appears to stem from the high demands upon the surgeon's manual skills or craftsmanship. The forms of the present invention may help alleviate this issue by providing positive guidance of the cutting tool throughout all or most of the cutting process. Also, it should be noted that these concepts allow for implementation with very small incisions.
FIGS. 128 through 130 forms of overcutting type pins/guides. Cutting tool captures are not shown, but could be seperably attached or formed integrally with the guide or pins. It is important to note the extent to which this and other forms of the present invention allow for contact with and guidance of the cutting tool. This creates a very stable surface for guiding the cutting tool. It should be noted that undercutting forms of the present invention could be used with guides or pins of similar configurations. - Preferably, pin guide members are made of materials that are more durable than bone material and also at least as durable, if not more durable, than the materials of the planar saw blade of the cutting tool. Materials could be harder or softer than the material comprising the cutting tool, and in some cases the cutting tool and the pins could be the same material—this is especially viable for ceramics which have very nice bearing characteristics. Certain surface treatments for metal may also be advantageous (titanium nitride, ceramic or non-metallic coating). Preferably, the cutting tool is prevented from cutting or abrading the cutting guide to avoid debris generation. Although pulsating lavage will normally clean any debris from the cut surfaces, the possibility of a foreign body, allergic, or other adverse reaction should be avoided. In certain situations, however, it may be desirable to construct the pin member guides of allograft or autograft bone tissue, such as when used in cortical bone tissue where it may be acceptable to cut the pin member guides. Diamond, or other carbon-based materials, could also be utilized, cost permitting. Also, the pin guides could be constructed of plastics, liquid metal, or some other form of injection moldable material thereby reducing cost levels to an extent enabling the pins to be offered on a disposable or semi-disposable basis.
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FIGS. 172-176 show various depictions of the placement of pin members and operation of a cutting tool in accordance with alternate embodiments of the present invention. -
FIGS. 172 and 173 show yet another embodiment of the cutting guides of the present invention. This embodiment could be described as a hollow, divergent, split pin configuration cutting guide. In this embodiment of the present invention, the divergent angle of the pin axes are set to approximately 20 degrees, but divergent angles of up to 130 degrees are considered to be within the scope of the present invention as are pins that coact to form axes that intersect within the border of the resected surface(s) to be created as viewed from a direction normal to the resected surface to be created. One feature of critical benefit to MIS procedures with respect to this embodiment of the present invention is the ability of the split pin to incorporate a stop feature (as shown inFIG. 172 ) where critical structures such as ligaments, tendons, capsule, veins, arteries, or nerves may be prevented from direct contact with the cutting tool's cutting surfaces by limiting the depth to which the cutting tool may be extended in the direction of those critical structures prior to contacting the stop feature. Another important feature of this embodiment of the present invention is the flexibility of the divergent guide that enables the cutting guide to be squeezed by the surgeon to initially line up and insert the tips of the pin features into the divergent apertures and then push the pins into the location desired. It should also be noted that the two divergent pins could be constructed as independent constructs as opposed to the unitary structure shown inFIG. 172 and optionally provide features for attachment of a bridging feature. -
FIGS. 174, 175, and 176 show an embodiment of the present invention that in essence provides for the apertures formed in the bone to act as the cutting guide in coacting with a carriage linked to a saw blade or other cutting tool. Beneficially, the saw blade and carriage (hereinafter referred to as the “cutting tool/pin guide”) may be packaged together as an assembly intended for single use only, or a limited number of uses, and/or as sterile or non-sterile. In essence, the retention feature of the cutting tool/pin guide enables the cutting tool and carriage components to coact to continuous guide the cutting tool as it traverses the surfaces within, along, and about the apertures formed in the bone to create the resected surfaces with respect to which the implant is to be fixed. This embodiment also possesses an effective stop feature preventing the cutting teeth from inducing catastrophic damage to soft tissue structures. -
FIG. 171 describes another embodiment of the present invention. The device overcomes the drawbacks of the inability to easily and accurately secure existing alignment or guide systems to a desired location or position, a problem often referred to as the fiddle factor problem. The fiddle factor problem extends intraoperative time, creates surgeon frustration and can lead to implant mal-alignment due to inaccurate alignment guide or cutting guide positionings. - An example of the fiddle factor problem in existing alignment and guide systems is shown, for example, in the device by Grimm described in U.S. Patent Publ. No. 2004/0122436 (herein incorporated by reference). The actuation of the locking mechanism to fix the carriage with respect to the sphere will actually cause the carriage to rotate with respect to sphere. Thus in use, the surgeon would attain the correct location and orientation of the cutting tool guide of Grimm, as indicated on the computer display, and then attempt to lock varus valgus, flexion extension, and internal/external rotational alignment by way of the actuation of locking mechanism, but in doing so, the carriage, and thereby the cutting tool guide would shift from the desired orientation. This dynamic will force the surgeon to iteratively tighten the lock, adjust the carriage, tighten the lock a little more, adjust the carriage a little more, tighten the lock even more, adjust the carriage a little more, etc., until intraoperative time constraints would compel the surgeon to move forward with the procedure with alignment that is suboptimal. These problems can be compounded by several additional adjustments and locking mechanisms to similarly fiddle that need to be made prior to making the first cut.
- Simply put, the major problem with the majority of surgically navigated “anchor-cutting guide linkage” type devices is that the act of locking the orientation and location of the cutting guide in place with respect to the anchor and/or the desired implant location and orientation actually causes the location and orientation of the cutting guides to change, in some cases radically. As the ultimate objectives of surgical navigation are to improve accuracy and promote and facilitate minimally invasive implantation, the fiddle factor problem clearly runs counter to these objectives.
- This embodiment of the present invention solves the fiddle factor problem by providing for an elegant locking mechanism that secures a plurality of translation and rotational degrees of freedom in a manner which fails to shift the location and orientation of the cutting tool guide while it is being secured. More precisely, the sum of the force moment couples acting about the center of mass of the cutting tool guide(s) by the actuation of the locking mechanism are governed by the following equation: .SIGMA.M.sub.(x,y,z)+.SIGMA.F.sub.(x,y,z)=0 (1), where M=moments about three mutually orthogonal axes and F=forces about three mutually orthogonal axes.
- The primary components of this embodiment of the present invention are shown in
FIG. 171 . These include the anchor, the locking sleeve, the split sphere, the cutting tool guide and the Surgical Navigation Sensor (not shown for the sake of clarity and will herein be referred to simply as a “sensor”). - The anchor possesses four primary features, either alone or in combination with the primary components of this embodiment of the present invention. Those features include a bone penetrating and anchor stabilizing feature (indicated as the anchor thread in
FIG. 171 and the drill tip inFIG. 171 ), a locking feature (indicated as the conical lock inFIG. 171 ), a linkage engagement feature (indicated as the locking channel inFIG. 171 ), and a quick release feature (indicated as the release tabs inFIG. 171 ). In use, the anchor may be drilled into and fixed to a face of the bone in one continuous or semi-continuous step, or an aperture may be predrilled to which the anchor is subsequently fixed. If pre-drilling is used, a simple template (not shown) including a faux guide surface, drill guide aperture, and handle may be used for the purpose of facilitating the surgeon's “eyeball” placement of the pre-drilled aperture; in other words, the faux guide surface acts as a general indication of where the surgeon thinks the cut is to be located simply based on how it looks relative to the bone based on the surgeon's judgment/experience to facilitate pre-drilled aperture placement for the anchor enabling minimal adjustment of the cutting tool guide with respect to the anchor. - The locking sleeve possesses three primary features alone or in combination with the primary components of the embodiment of the present invention including a drag feature, a locking feature, and a surgeon grasping surface. These features coact to enable rapid and effective locking and quick release of the cutting tool guide with respect to the anchor. The drag feature coacts with the anchor, split sphere, and cutting tool guide to affect frictionally resisted movement of the cutting tool guide with respect to the anchor about 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 degrees of freedom.
- The split sphere, in this embodiment of the invention, possesses three primary features alone or in combination with the primary components of the embodiment of the present invention including an articulation aperture feature, a spherical articulation feature, and a relief feature. As may be seen in
FIG. 171 , the articulation aperture feature of the split sphere coacts with the articular post of the cutting tool guide to enable frictionally resisted movement and frictionally affected locking of the cutting guide with respect to the split sphere. When enabling frictionally resisted movement (herein described as “drag mode”), the amount of force against which this mechanism must resist movement of the cutting tool guide with respect to the anchor is at least equivalent to the force affected by way of gravity, and in preferred embodiments, is at least equivalent to the combination of force affected by gravity and the force affected by soft tissue contacting the device. When enabling frictionally affected locking (herein described as “locking mode”), the amount of force against which this mechanism must resist movement of the cutting tool guide with respect to the anchor, in a preferred embodiment, is at least equivalent to the force moment couples the applied to the device by the combination of gravitational, soft tissue, and cutting tool contacting forces. To further facilitate the effectiveness of these modes, the internal and external surfaces of the split sphere, and optionally the features of the present invention that come into contact with them, are textured to facilitate robust fixation. Such textures include, but are in no way limited to, #7 to #20 grit blast, Tecotex™, knurling, and other means known in the art for effectively increasing the surface area of a smooth surface. - The spherical articulation feature of the split sphere enables both tri-axial rotational and single axial translational manipulation of the split sphere with respect to the anchor and along its long axis, as well as simultaneous locking of those degrees of freedom, and an additional axial translational degree of freedom of the articulation post of the cutting tool guide with respect to the articulation aperture feature of the split sphere. Locking is attained by compression of the locking channel feature (see
FIG. 171 ) of the anchor against the spherical articulation feature and, by way of the relief feature of the split sphere, the articulation post feature of the cutting tool guide. The relief feature of the split sphere enables two distinct functions. The relief feature enables elastic compression of the split sphere against the articulation post of the cutting tool in response to force applied to the split sphere by the locking channel feature in response to actuation of the conical lock feature. - In the context of tibial resection for the embodiment of the present invention, the sphere articulates with respect to the anchor in 4 degrees of freedom (anterior to posterior, varus-valgus, internal external rotation, and flexion-extension) while the articulation post, and thereby the cutting tool guide, articulate with respect to the split sphere, and thereby the anchor and bone, in at least one additional degree of freedom (proximal-distal). The second function of the relief feature is to optionally allow the articulation post of the cutting tool guide to be rotationally keyed to the split sphere to enable the split sphere and cutting tool guide to be rotated in tandem with respect to the locking channel of the anchor.
- In another embodiment of the present invention (not shown), the articulation post of the cutting tool guide could be split along its long axis and coact with an articulation feature on the cutting tool guide to enable mediolateral translation and locking of the cutting tool guide with respect to the bone wherein effective locking of the mediolateral degree of freedom would also be affected by actuation of the cone lock feature in addition to the aforementioned 5 degrees of freedom.
- The complete disclosures of the patents, patent applications and publications cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety as if each were individually incorporated. Various modifications and alterations to this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of this invention. It should be understood that this invention is not intended to be unduly limited by the illustrative embodiments and examples set forth herein and that such examples and embodiments are presented by way of example only with the scope of the invention intended to be limited only by the claims set forth herein.
- Various embodiments of systems, devices, and methods have been described herein. These embodiments are given only by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the claimed inventions. It should be appreciated, moreover, that the various features of the embodiments that have been described may be combined in various ways to produce numerous additional embodiments. Moreover, while various materials, dimensions, shapes, configurations and locations, etc. have been described for use with disclosed embodiments, others besides those disclosed may be utilized without exceeding the scope of the claimed inventions.
- Persons of ordinary skill in the relevant arts will recognize that the subject matter hereof may comprise fewer features than illustrated in any individual embodiment described above. The embodiments described herein are not meant to be an exhaustive presentation of the ways in which the various features of the subject matter hereof may be combined. Accordingly, the embodiments are not mutually exclusive combinations of features; rather, the various embodiments can comprise a combination of different individual features selected from different individual embodiments, as understood by persons of ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, elements described with respect to one embodiment can be implemented in other embodiments even when not described in such embodiments unless otherwise noted.
- Although a dependent claim may refer in the claims to a specific combination with one or more other claims, other embodiments can also include a combination of the dependent claim with the subject matter of each other dependent claim or a combination of one or more features with other dependent or independent claims. Such combinations are proposed herein unless it is stated that a specific combination is not intended.
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26. A method for performing a total knee arthroplasty procedure comprising:
positioning a distal femoral cutting guide against a femur immediately adjacent an anterior periphery of a distal cut to be made on a distal end of the femur, the distal femoral cutting guide having a planar femoral guide surface adapted to guide an oscillating sawblade to create the distal cut, the anterior periphery of the distal cut having a curvilinear shape, and the planar femoral guide surface having a posterior periphery having a curvilinear shape mimicking the shape of the anterior periphery of the distal cut, wherein the shape of the posterior periphery of the planar femoral guide surface is based upon preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data;
engaging the sawblade with the planar femoral guide surface and creating the distal cut on the femur using the planar femoral guide surface to guide the sawblade with the planar femoral guide surface coplanar with the distal cut on the femur;
prior to creating the distal cut, creating markings in the distal end of the femur using a marking element;
removing the distal femoral cutting guide after creating the distal cut on the femur and disposing of the distal femoral cutting guide so that it is not used as a part of another total knee arthroplasty procedure;
following removal of the distal femoral cutting guide, attaching a second femoral cutting guide to the femur, wherein the second cutting guide operably references the markings on the femur;
using the second femoral cutting guide to create at least two of an anterior cut, an anterior chamfer cut, a posterior chamfer cut, and a posterior cut on the femur;
positioning a tibial alignment guide on a proximal end of a tibia of the patient, the tibial alignment guide configured based on preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data such that the tibial alignment guide simultaneously contacts the tibia at least at nine points that include at least three points on a non-resected medial tibial condyle, at least three points on a non-resected lateral tibial condyle and at least three points on a non-resected anterocentral surface of the tibia located medially of the points of contact with the lateral tibial condyle;
positioning a proximal tibial cutting guide against a medial half of the proximal end of the tibia immediately adjacent an anterior periphery of a planar proximal cut to be made on a proximal end of the tibia with a location and orientation of the proximal tibial cutting guide being dictated by the tibial alignment guide, the proximal tibial cutting guide having only one planar tibial guide surface which is coplanar with the planar proximal cut and adapted to guide an oscillating sawblade to create the planar proximal cut, the anterior periphery of the planar proximal cut having a curvilinear shape, and the one planar tibial guide surface having a posterior periphery having a curvilinear shape mimicking the shape of at least a portion of a medial half of the anterior periphery of the planar proximal cut, wherein the shape of the posterior periphery of the one planar tibial guide surface is based upon preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data, and wherein a lateral-most point of the posterior periphery of the planar tibial guide surface is located medially of a lateral-most of the points of contact between the tibial alignment guide and the lateral tibial condyle;
engaging the sawblade with the one planar tibial guide surface of the proximal tibial cutting guide and creating the planar proximal cut on the tibia underlying both a medial condyle and a lateral condyle of the tibia using the one planar tibial guide surface to guide the sawblade with the one planar tibial guide surface positioned coplanar with the planar proximal cut;
removing the proximal tibial cutting guide after creating the planar proximal cut on the tibia and disposing of the proximal tibial cutting guide so that it is not used as a part of another total knee arthroplasty procedure;
implanting a total knee arthroplasty femoral implant on the distal end of the femur; and
implanting a total knee arthroplasty tibial implant on the proximal end of the tibia.
27. The method of claim 26 , where positioning a distal femoral cutting guide against the femur immediately adjacent an anterior periphery of a distal cut to be made on the distal end of the femur includes positioning the distal femoral cutting guide such that a portion of the distal femoral cutting guide wraps around an anteromedial corner of the distal end of the femur and extends at least partially posteriorly along a medial side of the distal end of the femur.
28. The method of claim 26 , further comprising utilizing the proximal tibial cutting guide to create a second planar proximal cut on the tibia with the proximal tibial cutting guide, the second planar proximal cut being deeper on the tibia that the planar proximal cut.
29. The method of claim 26 , wherein creating the distal cut on the femur using the planar femoral guide surface includes creating the distal cut across all of the distal end of the femur.
30. The method of claim 26 , wherein the distal femoral cutting guide includes a second planar femoral guide surface that is not coplanar with the planar femoral guide surface and further comprising engaging the sawblade with the second planar femoral guide surface to create a second cut on the femur using the second planar femoral guide surface to guide the sawblade.
31. The method of claim 26 , wherein the tibial implant has a periphery mimicking a periphery of the planar proximal cut, and wherein the periphery of the tibial implant is based on preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data.
32. The method of claim 26 , wherein the femoral implant has a periphery mimicking a periphery of cut bone surfaces on the femur, and wherein the periphery of the femoral implant is based on preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data.
33. The method of claim 31 , wherein the femoral implant has a periphery mimicking a periphery of cut bone surfaces on the femur, and wherein the periphery of the femoral implant is based on preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data.
34. A method for performing a total knee arthroplasty procedure comprising:
positioning a distal femoral cutting guide against a femur immediately adjacent an anterior periphery of a distal cut to be made on a distal end of the femur, the distal femoral cutting guide having a planar femoral guide surface adapted to guide an oscillating sawblade to create the distal cut, the anterior periphery of the distal cut having a curvilinear shape, and the planar femoral guide surface having a posterior periphery having a curvilinear shape mimicking the shape of the anterior periphery of the distal cut, wherein the shape of the posterior periphery of the planar femoral guide surface is based upon preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data;
engaging the sawblade with the planar femoral guide surface and creating the distal cut on the femur using the planar femoral guide surface to guide the sawblade with the planar femoral guide surface coplanar with the distal cut on the femur;
prior to creating the distal cut, creating markings in the distal end of the femur using a marking element;
removing the distal femoral cutting guide after creating the distal cut on the femur and disposing of the distal femoral cutting guide so that it is not used as a part of another total knee arthroplasty procedure;
following removal of the distal femoral cutting guide, attaching a second femoral cutting guide to the femur, wherein the second cutting guide operably references the markings on the femur;
using the second femoral cutting guide to create at least two of an anterior cut, an anterior chamfer cut, a posterior chamfer cut, and a posterior cut on the femur;
positioning a tibial alignment guide on a proximal end of a tibia of the patient, the tibial alignment guide configured based on preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data such that the tibial alignment guide simultaneously contacts the tibia at least at nine points that include at least three points on a non-resected medial tibial condyle, at least three points on a non-resected lateral tibial condyle and at least three points on a non-resected anterocentral surface of the tibia located medially of the points of contact with the lateral tibial condyle;
positioning a proximal tibial cutting guide against a medial half of the proximal end of the tibia immediately adjacent an anterior periphery of a planar proximal cut to be made on a proximal end of the tibia with a location and orientation of the proximal tibial cutting guide being dictated by the tibial alignment guide, the proximal tibial cutting guide having only one planar tibial guide surface which is coplanar with the planar proximal cut and adapted to guide an oscillating sawblade to create the planar proximal cut, the anterior periphery of the planar proximal cut having a curvilinear shape, and the one planar tibial guide surface having a posterior periphery having a curvilinear shape mimicking the shape of at least a portion of a medial half of the anterior periphery of the planar proximal cut, wherein the shape of the posterior periphery of the one planar tibial guide surface is based upon preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data, and wherein a lateral-most point of the posterior periphery of the planar tibial guide surface is located medially of a lateral-most of the points of contact between the tibial alignment guide and the lateral tibial condyle;
engaging the sawblade with the one planar tibial guide surface of the proximal tibial cutting guide and creating the planar proximal cut on the tibia underlying both a medial condyle and a lateral condyle of the tibia using the one planar tibial guide surface to guide the sawblade with the one planar tibial guide surface positioned coplanar with the planar proximal cut;
removing the proximal tibial cutting guide after creating the planar proximal cut on the tibia and disposing of the proximal tibial cutting guide so that it is not used as a part of another total knee arthroplasty procedure;
implanting a total knee arthroplasty femoral implant on the distal end of the femur, and
implanting a total knee arthroplasty tibial implant on the proximal end of the tibia, wherein the tibial implant has a periphery mimicking a periphery of the planar proximal cut, and wherein the periphery of the tibial implant is based on preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data.
35. The method of claim 34 , where positioning a distal femoral cutting guide against the femur immediately adjacent an anterior periphery of a distal cut to be made on the distal end of the femur includes positioning the distal femoral cutting guide such that a portion of the distal femoral cutting guide wraps around an anteromedial corner of the distal end of the femur and extends at least partially posteriorly along a medial side of the distal end of the femur.
36. The method of claim 34 , further comprising utilizing the proximal tibial cutting guide to create a second planar proximal cut on the tibia with the proximal tibial cutting guide, the second planar proximal cut being deeper on the tibia that the planar proximal cut.
37. The method of claim 34 , wherein creating the distal cut on the femur using the planar femoral guide surface includes creating the distal cut across all of the distal end of the femur.
38. The method of claim 34 , wherein the distal femoral cutting guide includes a second planar femoral guide surface that is not coplanar with the planar femoral guide surface and further comprising engaging the sawblade with the second planar femoral guide surface to create a second cut on the femur using the second planar femoral guide surface to guide the sawblade.
39. The method of claim 34 , wherein the femoral implant has a periphery mimicking a periphery of cut bone surfaces on the femur, and wherein the periphery of the femoral implant is based on preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data.
40. A method for performing a total knee arthroplasty procedure comprising:
positioning a distal femoral cutting guide against a femur immediately adjacent an anterior periphery of a distal cut to be made on a distal end of the femur, the distal femoral cutting guide having a planar femoral guide surface adapted to guide an oscillating sawblade to create the distal cut, the anterior periphery of the distal cut having a curvilinear shape, and the planar femoral guide surface having a posterior periphery having a curvilinear shape mimicking the shape of the anterior periphery of the distal cut, wherein the shape of the posterior periphery of the planar femoral guide surface is based upon preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data;
engaging the sawblade with the planar femoral guide surface and creating the distal cut on the femur using the planar femoral guide surface to guide the sawblade with the planar femoral guide surface coplanar with the distal cut on the femur;
prior to creating the distal cut, creating markings in the distal end of the femur using a marking element;
removing the distal femoral cutting guide after creating the distal cut on the femur and disposing of the distal femoral cutting guide so that it is not used as a part of another total knee arthroplasty procedure;
following removal of the distal femoral cutting guide, attaching a second femoral cutting guide to the femur, wherein the second cutting guide operably references the markings on the femur;
using the second femoral cutting guide to create at least two of an anterior cut, an anterior chamfer cut, a posterior chamfer cut, and a posterior cut on the femur;
positioning a tibial alignment guide on a proximal end of a tibia of the patient, the tibial alignment guide configured based on preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data such that the tibial alignment guide simultaneously contacts the tibia at least at nine points that include at least three points on a non-resected medial tibial condyle, at least three points on a non-resected lateral tibial condyle and at least three points on a non-resected anterocentral surface of the tibia located medially of the points of contact with the lateral tibial condyle;
positioning a proximal tibial cutting guide against a medial half of the proximal end of the tibia immediately adjacent an anterior periphery of a planar proximal cut to be made on a proximal end of the tibia with a location and orientation of the proximal tibial cutting guide being dictated by the tibial alignment guide, the proximal tibial cutting guide having only one planar tibial guide surface which is coplanar with the planar proximal cut and adapted to guide an oscillating sawblade to create the planar proximal cut, the anterior periphery of the planar proximal cut having a curvilinear shape, and the one planar tibial guide surface having a posterior periphery having a curvilinear shape mimicking the shape of at least a portion of a medial half of the anterior periphery of the planar proximal cut, wherein the shape of the posterior periphery of the one planar tibial guide surface is based upon preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data, and wherein a lateral-most point of the posterior periphery of the planar tibial guide surface is located medially of a lateral-most of the points of contact between the tibial alignment guide and the lateral tibial condyle;
engaging the sawblade with the one planar tibial guide surface of the proximal tibial cutting guide and creating the planar proximal cut on the tibia underlying both a medial condyle and a lateral condyle of the tibia using the one planar tibial guide surface to guide the sawblade with the one planar tibial guide surface positioned coplanar with the planar proximal cut;
removing the proximal tibial cutting guide after creating the planar proximal cut on the tibia and disposing of the proximal tibial cutting guide so that it is not used as a part of another total knee arthroplasty procedure;
implanting a total knee arthroplasty femoral implant on the distal end of the femur, wherein the femoral implant has a periphery mimicking a periphery of cut bone surfaces on the femur, and wherein the periphery of the femoral implant is based on preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data; and
implanting a total knee arthroplasty tibial implant on the proximal end of the tibia, wherein the tibial implant has a periphery mimicking a periphery of the planar proximal cut, and wherein the periphery of the tibial implant is based on preoperatively acquired three-dimensional digital patient image data.
41. The method of claim 40 , where positioning a distal femoral cutting guide against the femur immediately adjacent an anterior periphery of a distal cut to be made on the distal end of the femur includes positioning the distal femoral cutting guide such that a portion of the distal femoral cutting guide wraps around an anteromedial corner of the distal end of the femur and extends at least partially posteriorly along a medial side of the distal end of the femur.
42. The method of claim 40 , further comprising utilizing the proximal tibial cutting guide to create a second planar proximal cut on the tibia with the proximal tibial cutting guide, the second planar proximal cut being deeper on the tibia that the planar proximal cut.
43. The method of claim 40 , wherein creating the distal cut on the femur using the planar femoral guide surface includes creating the distal cut across all of the distal end of the femur.
44. The method of claim 40 , wherein the distal femoral cutting guide includes a second planar femoral guide surface that is not coplanar with the planar femoral guide surface and further comprising engaging the sawblade with the second planar femoral guide surface to create a second cut on the femur using the second planar femoral guide surface to guide the sawblade.
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