IP Library Granted Patent US 10,945,862
Granted Patent B2
US 10,945,862 · App. 15/973,601 · Granted Mar 16, 2021

Joint reaming devices and methods

Inventors: Keith A. Roby (Jersey City, NJ); John Chernosky (Brick, NJ); Joseph Markham (Hillsborough, NJ); Robert G. Deluca (Bethlehem, PA)
Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,945,862
App. No.
15/973,601
Granted
Mar 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Surgical instrumentation and methods for reaming a bone are disclosed. In some cases, the bone is a glenoid of a shoulder. The surgical instrumentation can include a bushing that acts as a guide for a reamer, which reams the bone.

Claims (25)

1. An orthopedic system comprising:

an implantable body with an internal bore extending through the body, wherein the implantable body is sized and shaped so as to be insertable into a bore formed in bone, the implantable body being threaded, having an external projection configured to engage bone, or being configured to be press-fit into the bore formed in the bone to secure the implantable body in the bone; and

a reamer having a cutting surface and a shaft, wherein the shaft is insertable into the internal bore of the body for guiding the reamer during reaming of a bone.

2. The orthopedic system of claim 1 , wherein the body has a set of sidewalls and the internal bore is angled relative to the sidewalls.

3. The orthopedic system of claim 2 , wherein the angle of the internal bore is anywhere between about 5-45°.

4. The orthopedic system of claim 1 , wherein the cutting surface of the reamer comprises cutting teeth configured to cut away bone.

5. The orthopedic system of claim 1 , wherein the implantable body has an external surface with at least a first projection configured to engage bone and prevent back-out of the implantable body when implanted.

6. The orthopedic system of claim 1 , wherein the implantable body has a top face and a bottom face and the top face is angled relative to the bottom face.

7. The orthopedic system of claim 1 , further comprising a drill having a cutting section that is sized and shaped to form a bore in bone that is substantially the same size and shape as the size and shape of the implantable body.

8. An orthopedic system comprising:

an implantable body with an internal bore extending through the body and having at least one cutout comprising a channel extending along a sidewall of the implantable body;

a reamer having a cutting surface and a shaft, wherein the shaft is insertable into the internal bore of the body for guiding the reamer during reaming of a bone;

an inserter configured to attach to the implantable body and configured to drive the implantable body into a bore formed in the bone, wherein the inserter includes a shaft, an attachment head with a diameter greater than a diameter of the shaft, wherein the attachment head includes a bore sized to receive the bushing and at least one arm sized and shaped to be insertable into the at least one cutout of the implantable body, wherein the attachment head is configured to engage the implantable body and lock the implantable body to the inserter both longitudinally and rotationally; and

a second reamer having a bore configured to receive the shaft of the inserter therein.

9. The orthopedic system of claim 8 , wherein the internal bore is angled relative to the sidewall.

10. The orthopedic system of claim 9 , wherein the angle of the internal bore is anywhere between about 5-45°.

11. The orthopedic system of claim 8 , wherein the cutting surface of the reamer comprises cutting teeth configured to cut away bone.

12. The orthopedic system of claim 8 , wherein the implantable body has an external surface with at least a first projection configured to engage bone and prevent back-out of the implantable body when implanted.

13. The orthopedic system of claim 8 , wherein the implantable body is threaded, having an external projection configured to engage bone, or being configured to be press-fit into the bore in the bone to secure the implantable body in the bone.

14. The orthopedic system of claim 1 , wherein the implantable body has a top face and a bottom face and the top face is angled relative to the bottom face.

15. The orthopedic system of claim 8 , further comprising a drill having a cutting section that is sized and shaped to form the bore in the bone that is substantially the same size and shape as the size and shape of the implantable body.

16. The system of claim 8 , wherein the bone is a glenoid and the internal bore of the implantable body is angled so as to guide the cutting surface of the reamer into the glenoid at an angle.

17. The system of claim 16 , further comprising using a drill to form the bore in the bone to a depth that is dependent upon the angle of the internal bore of the implantable body.

18. The system of claim 17 , further comprising forming the bone bore to a depth of anywhere between about 5-10 mm if the angle of the internal bore is anywhere between about 5-15°, forming the bone bore to a depth of anywhere between about 10-15 mm if the angle of the internal bore is anywhere between about 15-25°, or forming the bone bore to a depth of anywhere between about 12.5-17.5 mm if the angle of the internal bore is anywhere between about 25-35°.

19. The system of claim 8 , wherein the implantable body is one of a plurality of implantable bodies each having an internal bore, wherein each of the internal bore is angled differently to correspond with a natural angle of an articulating surface of the bone.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2018
From: ROBY, KEITH A.; CHERNOSKY, JOHN; MARKHAM, JOSEPH; DELUCA, ROBERT G.
To: BIOMET MANUFACTURING, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62508768 · May 19, 2017
Related Publication 20180333276A1 · Nov 22, 2018
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