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Granted Patent B2
US 10,925,642 · App. 15/927,634 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Surgical access systems, instruments and accessories

Inventors: Shaun B. Hanson (West Chester, PA); Christopher D. Mandeen (Exton, PA)
Assignee: ZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS, INC.
A61B17/3476A61B17/3472A61B17/8816A61B17/8819A61B2017/00469A61B2017/00486
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Patent No.
US 10,925,642
App. No.
15/927,634
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a modular instrument system for accessing a site within a patient's body, such as for example, to inject or remove material. In one exemplary embodiment, an access device is coupled to an adapter and power drilled into a site within a patient. Once the access device is in position, the adapter may be further attached to other instruments, or to an injection or extraction system. The adapter may accommodate various other connectors to make the instrument system compatible with a variety of other surgical instruments and tools.

Claims (35)

1. An instrument system for providing access to a site within a body of a patient, the system comprising:

a cannulated access device including a leading end, a trailing end, and an elongate shaft extending therebetween, wherein the elongate shaft includes at least one fenestration;

an adapter configured to attach to the trailing end of the access device, the adapter including an adapter main body, a central opening within the adapter main body for receiving at least a portion of the trailing end of the access device, and terminating into a connector end; and

a connector configured to engage with the connector end of the adapter and provide a connection to another instrument, the connector including a connector main body and at least one wing member including an adapter engagement feature and a wing lever, the connector main body sized to slideably receive at least a portion of the adapter main body such that the connector main body is positionable over the adapter main body;

wherein an interior geometry of the connector main body is complementary to an exterior geometry of the adapter main body to rotatably couple the connector to the adapter such that rotation of the connector drives a corresponding rotation of the adapter.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the connector further includes a central stem configured for insertion through the central opening of the adapter main body.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the central stem has a sharp tip.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interior geometry of the connector main body mirrors the exterior geometry of the adapter main body.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the leading end of the access device is threaded.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the leading end of the access device has a sharp tip.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the trailing end of the access device is threaded.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the adapter is configured to attach to the trailing end.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the connector end comprises a Luer lock connection.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the access device includes at least one visual marking.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the leading end of the access device is open.

12. An instrument system for providing access to a site within a body of a patient, the system comprising:

a cannulated access device including a leading end, a trailing end, and an elongate shaft extending therebetween;

an adapter configured to attach to the trailing end of the access device, the adapter including a main body, a central opening within the main body for receiving at least a portion of the trailing end of the access device, and terminating into a connector end; and

a connector configured to engage with the connector end of the adapter and provide a connection to another instrument, the connector including a main body defining an interior cavity and at least one wing member including an adapter engagement feature and a wing lever, the interior cavity sized to receive at least a portion of the main body of the adapter such that the main body of the connector is positionable over the main body of the adapter, the connector further including a central stem configured for insertion through the central opening of the adapter;

wherein the interior cavity of the main body of the connector is shaped to mate with an exterior surface of the main body of the adapter to rotatably couple the connector to the adapter such that rotation of the connector drives a corresponding rotation of the adapter.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one wing member comprises a first wing member and a second wing member, each of the first and second wing members including an adapter engagement feature.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the connector end comprises a Luer lock connection.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the connector is configured for connection to a drill instrument.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the interior cavity of the main body of the connector defines an interior geometry that mirrors an exterior geometry of the main body of the adapter.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the central stem has a length sufficient to extend through the central opening of the adapter and into the elongate shaft of the cannulated access device when the connector is engaged with the connector end of the adapter.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the elongate shaft of the access device includes at least one fenestration.

19. An instrument system for providing access to a site within a body of a patient, the system comprising:

a cannulated access device including an elongate shaft extending from a leading end to a trailing end;

an adapter configured to extend from the trailing end of the access device; the adapter including a main body, a central opening within the main body for receiving at least a portion of the trailing end of the access device, and terminating into a connector end; and

a connector configured to engage with the connector end of the adapter and provide a connection to another instrument, the connector including:

a main body defining an interior cavity sized to receive at least a portion of the main body of the adapter;

a first wing member including a first adapter engagement feature and a first wing lever;

a second wing member including a second adapter engagement feature and a second wing lever;

wherein the first and second wing levers are depressible toward the main body of the connector to move the first and second adapter engagement features between an engaged position and a disengaged position; and

a central stem configured for insertion through the central opening of the adapter.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 13854796 · Apr 1, 2013
Provisional Application 61618180 · Mar 30, 2012
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