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US 12,611,320 · App. 18/669,680 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Acetabular prosthesis angle positioning device and method for total hip arthroplasty

Inventors: Da Zhong (Changsha, CN); Chenggong Wang (Changsha, CN); Tao Chen (Changsha, CN)
Assignee: CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY XIANGYA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
A61F2/4657A61B17/1703A61B17/1746A61B2017/00991A61F2002/4668A61F2002/4687
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Patent No.
US 12,611,320
App. No.
18/669,680
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed in the present disclosure are an acetabular prosthesis angle positioning device for total hip arthroplasty. The device includes a telescopic tripod, a spherical scale instrument, a first fixing member, a main operating rod, a connecting device and an auxiliary operating rod. The spherical scale instrument includes a transparent spherical housing and a connecting ball clamped in the transparent housing, scale marks are arranged on the transparent spherical housing, and mark points fitted to the scale marks are arranged on the connecting ball; the main operating rod is connected to the connecting ball; and the main operating rod is connected to the auxiliary operating rod through the connecting device, and the auxiliary operating rod is hollow.

Claims (7)

1 . An acetabular prosthesis angle positioning device for total hip arthroplasty, comprising a telescopic tripod, a spherical scale instrument, a first fixator, a main operating rod, a connecting device and an auxiliary operating rod, wherein the spherical scale instrument comprises a transparent spherical housing and a connecting ball clamped in the transparent housing, scale marks are arranged on the transparent spherical housing, and mark points fitted to the scale marks are arranged on the connecting ball; an end of the transparent spherical housing is connected to the telescopic tripod, the other end of the transparent spherical housing is provided with an opening, and the main operating rod penetrates the opening and is connected to the connecting ball; and the main operating rod is connected to the auxiliary operating rod through the connecting device, the auxiliary operating rod is hollow, and the auxiliary operating rod is parallel to the main operating rod; wherein the telescopic tripod comprises three telescopic rods, an end of each telescopic rod is hinged to the transparent housing, and the other end of each telescopic rod is provided with a screw rod configured to be connected to an acetabulum.

2 . The acetabular prosthesis angle positioning device for total hip arthroplasty according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting device comprises a sleeve, a second fixator and a connecting rod, the sleeve sleeves the main operating rod, an end of the connecting rod is connected to the sleeve, the other end of the connecting rod is connected to the auxiliary operating rod, and the second fixator is arranged on the sleeve.

3 . The acetabular prosthesis angle positioning device for total hip arthroplasty according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixator comprises a screw rod and a handle, a threaded hole is formed in the transparent spherical housing, an end of the screw rod is connected to the handle, and the other end of the screw rod is connected to the threaded hole in a threaded manner.

4 . The acetabular prosthesis angle positioning device for total hip arthroplasty according to claim 1 , wherein the main operating rod is provided with a level.

5 . The acetabular prosthesis angle positioning device for total hip arthroplasty according to claim 4 , wherein the scale marks comprise longitude lines and latitude lines, and the longitude lines and the latitude lines are marked with scales.

6 . The acetabular prosthesis angle positioning device for total hip arthroplasty according to claim 5 , wherein the longitude lines on the spherical scale instrument indicate anteversion angles, the middle longitude line is set to be 45 degrees, a longitude line angle value on a side becomes larger, a longitude line angle value on the other side becomes smaller, the latitude lines on the spherical scale instrument indicates abduction angles, the middle longitude line is set to be 0 degree, longitude line values on two sides gradually increase, and when the level moves to a horizontal position, an included angle of 45 degrees is formed between the main operating rod and a horizontal plane.

7 . The acetabular prosthesis angle positioning device for total hip arthroplasty according to claim 1 , wherein a Kirschner wire penetrates into the auxiliary operating rod, and the Kirschner wire has a diameter of 1 mm-5 mm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2024
From: ZHONG, DA; WANG, CHENGGONG; CHEN, TAO
To: CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY XIANGYA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310579216.7 · May 22, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240390162A1 · Nov 28, 2024
References Cited (1)
US 20140094925A1 · Satterthwaite · 2014 [cited by examiner]