Surgical trays, instruments and methods for removing components of a hip replacement prosthesis

1. Surgical tray apparatus and components thereof comprising a set of trays comprising tools useful in revision surgery which operate to separate

i) a femoral cup from an acetabular ball,

ii) a femoral cup from a femoral implant, and

iii) an acetabular ball from an implanted acetabular cup;

having:

A) two or more tools for separating a femoral cup from an acetabular ball, each tool being of a different size and adapted for use with implants having different sizes, each of said tools having:

a first handle having a femoral engagement component at one end thereof,

a second handle having an acetabular engagement component at one end thereof,

a pivot pin interconnecting the first handle and the second handle;

and/or having:

B) two or more bell elements dimensioned for separation of an acetabular ball from an acetabular cup, and two or more two jaw elements mounted on a jaw shaft, the jaw elements dimensioned for separation of an acetabular ball from an acetabular cup, wherein the bell elements and jaw elements are configurable such that the jaw elements are engageable about an acetabular ball of an acetabular cup, such that movement of the shaft engages a bell element against the ball element when an acetabular ball is removed from an acetabular cup.

2. The surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 1 further comprising a tool configured for removal of the acetabular cup from an acetabulum, wherein said tool includes a shaft mountable to an extractor cup which is configured to be placed in contact against an acetabular ball of an acetabular cup.

3. A surgical method of using the tools from the surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 1 , comprising the steps of:

first separating the femoral cup from the implanted acetabular ball and then, in any order, removing the femoral cup from the femoral implant and removing the acetabular ball from the acetabular cup.

4. A surgical method of using the tools from the surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 1 comprising the steps of:

first selecting an appropriately sized joint separator based upon the sizes of the implanted acetabular ball and femoral cup and

then separating the femoral cup from the acetabular ball, and

thereafter, in any order, the further steps of:

removing the femoral cup from the femoral implant and selecting the appropriately sized acetabular ball extractor based upon the size of the acetabular ball and removing the acetabular ball from the acetabular cup.

5. The surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 1 , wherein in the said tools for separating a femoral cup from an acetabular ball,

the femoral engagement component is rotatably connected to the first handle.

6. The surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 1 , wherein in the tools for separating a femoral cup from an acetabular ball,

the second handle includes a hinge which provides pivoting of a portion of the second handle located between the pivot pin and the acetabular engagement component.

7. The surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 1 , wherein in the tools for separating a femoral cup from an acetabular ball

the acetabular engagement component includes an acetabular engagement ring pivotally connected to a distal end of the second handle.

8. The surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 7 , wherein:

the acetabular engagement ring includes a tab extending outwardly therefrom configured to be retained within an indent present in a part of the second handle proximate to the acetabular engagement ring.

9. The surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 1 , wherein in the tools for separating a femoral cup from an acetabular ball,

the femoral engagement component is rotatably connected to the first handle, and,

the second handle includes a hinge which provides for pivoting of a portion of the second handle located between the pivot pin and the acetabular engagement component.

10. The surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 1 , wherein in the tools for separating a femoral cup from an acetabular ball

the femoral engagement component is rotatably connected to the first handle, and,

the acetabular engagement component includes an acetabular engagement ring pivotally connected to a distal end of the second handle.

11. The surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 1 , further comprising:

a threaded jaw shaft nut, wherein the shaft includes a proximal threaded portion engageable with threads of the jaw shaft nut.

12. The surgical tray apparatus and components of claim 11 , further comprising:

a hollow outer shaft having at one end a shaft nut, the jaw shaft engageable within the outer shaft, wherein one of the bell element is engageable at one end of the outer shaft, and the threaded jaw shaft nut is engaged upon the threaded portion whereby rotation of the threaded jaw shaft nut urges a bell element against one of the jaw elements when the jaw element is engaged about an acetabular ball of an implanted acetabular cup.

13. Surgical tray apparatus and components thereof comprising a set of trays comprising tools used in revision surgery which operate to separate

i) a femoral cup from an acetabular ball,

ii) a femoral cup from a femoral implant and

iii) an acetabular ball from an implanted acetabular cup, the tools including:

A) two or more tools for separating a femoral cup from an acetabular ball, each tool being of a different size and adapted for use with implants having different sizes, the tools having: a first handle having a femoral engagement component at one end thereof which is rotatably connected to the first handle, a second handle having an acetabular engagement component at one end thereof, a pivot pin interconnecting the first handle and the second handle, wherein:

a) the second handle includes a hinge which provides for pivoting of a portion of the second handle located between the pivot pin and the acetabular engagement component, or

b) the second handle has an acetabular engagement which includes an acetabular engagement ring pivotally connected to a distal end of the second handle;

and/or,

B) two or more bell elements of different sizes dimensioned to remove acetabular balls of different sizes, with,

two or more two jaw elements mounted on a jaw shaft, the said jaw elements dimensioned to separate an acetabular ball from an acetabular cup, wherein,

the bell elements and jaw elements are configurable such that the jaw elements are engageable about an acetabular ball of an acetabular cup, and movement of the jaw shaft engages a bell element against a jaw element when an acetabular ball is removed from an acetabular cup.

14. The surgical tray apparatus and components thereof of claim 13 , further comprising:

a tool configured for removal of the implanted acetabular cup from an acetabulum, wherein said tool includes a shaft mountable to an extractor cup which is configured to be placed in contact against an acetabular ball of an implanted acetabular cup.

15. The surgical tray apparatus and components thereof of claim 13 , further comprising:

a femoral cup extractor having a shaft connected to a forked wedge via a connector at a distal end thereof, and a handle.