Granted Patent B2

US 12,642,539 · App. 17/989,955 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Inventors: Justin Joseph Gerges (Teaneck, NJ); Sonia Donde (Jersey City, NJ); Joshua Peterson (Warwick, NY); Matthew Demers (Ramsey, NJ)

Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

A61B17/1668

Abstract

Claims (36)

1 . A broach for use in a mammalian femur, the broach comprising:

a body with a proximal portion and a distal portion extending from the proximal portion, the proximal portion having a first surface with a plurality of first teeth and the distal portion having a second surface with a plurality of second teeth, at least one tooth of the plurality of second teeth being different from at least one tooth of the plurality of first teeth,

wherein the plurality of first teeth extend outward from the first surface so as to define a first plurality of linear troughs, each trough of the first plurality of linear troughs including a portion that extends unbroken across an entire side of the first surface,

wherein each one of the plurality of linear troughs is parallel to the others,

wherein at least one tooth of the plurality of second teeth includes a pointed protrusion extending outward from the second surface, and

wherein the plurality of second teeth defines a second plurality of linear troughs and a third plurality of linear troughs on the second surface of the distal portion, the second plurality of linear troughs being transverse to the first plurality of linear troughs and the third plurality of linear troughs being transverse to the first and second plurality of linear troughs.

2 . The broach of claim 1 , wherein the pointed protrusions of the at least one tooth of the plurality of second teeth has leading surfaces oriented at a steeper angle than a flank trailing the pointed protrusion.

3 . The broach of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of second teeth extend around an entire perimeter of the distal portion.

4 . The broach of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first teeth include an elongate sharp ridge surrounded on all sides by troughs separating each elongate sharp ridge.

5 . The broach of claim 4 , wherein the proximal portion further comprises a third surface with a plurality of third teeth different from the plurality of first teeth, the third surface not overlapping the first surface and each of the first surface and the third surface extending along a length of the proximal portion.

6 . The broach of claim 4 , wherein the proximal portion further comprises a third surface with a plurality of third teeth, at least one tooth of the plurality of third teeth having an elongate flat protruding ridge.

7 . The broach of claim 6 , wherein the body includes a medial surface, a lateral surface, an anterior surface and a posterior surface, the first surface of the proximal portion including the medial and lateral surfaces and the third surface of the proximal portion including the anterior and posterior surfaces.

8 . The broach of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the plurality of second teeth are located less than 25% of a distance from a distal tip of the body to a proximal end of the body.

9 . The broach of claim 8 , wherein the distal portion is located entirely within 40% of a distance from the distal tip of the body to the proximal end of the body.

10 . The broach of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of second teeth extend over a majority of the second surface and the second surface is coincident with the distal portion.

11 . The broach of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of second teeth are only in the distal portion.

12 . The broach of claim 1 , wherein the proximal portion includes a medial proximal end and a transition between the proximal portion and the distal portion is in a range of 60 mm to 80 mm from the medial proximal end.

13 . A broach for use in a mammalian femur, the broach comprising:

a body with a proximal portion and a distal portion separated from the proximal portion by a transition region, the proximal portion having a first toothed surface extending over a first distance along a length of the body and the distal portion having a second toothed surface extending over a second distance along the length of the body,

wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance,

wherein the first toothed surface has a plurality of first cutting surfaces and the second toothed surface has a plurality of second cutting surfaces,

wherein a first protruding end of at least one first cutting surface of the plurality of first cutting surfaces is longer than a second protruding end of at least one second cutting surface of the plurality of second cutting surfaces,

wherein the plurality of first cutting surfaces defines a first plurality of linear troughs on the first toothed surface of the proximal portion, each one of the plurality of linear troughs being parallel to the others, and

wherein the plurality of second cutting surfaces defines a second plurality of linear troughs and a third plurality of linear troughs on the second toothed surface of the distal portion, the second plurality of linear troughs being transverse to the first plurality of linear troughs and the third plurality of linear troughs being transverse to the first and second plurality of linear troughs.

14 . The broach of claim 13 , wherein the first protruding end of the at least one cutting surface of the plurality of first cutting surfaces is an elongate ridge and the second protruding end of the at least one cutting surface of the plurality of second cutting surfaces is a sharp point.

15 . The broach of claim 13 , wherein the first distance is in a range from 50% to 70% of a combined first and second distance.

16 . The broach of claim 13 , wherein when the broach is fully disposed in a femoral canal of the mammalian femur, the transition region is aligned with a location on the femur where a medial to lateral width of the femur changes by an amount in a range of 0.25 mm per 10 mm length to 0.35 mm per 10 mm length.

17 . The broach of claim 13 , wherein when the broach is fully disposed in a femoral canal of the mammalian femur, the transition region is aligned with a location on the femur where a first dimension from an anterior limit of the femur to a posterior limit of the femur is between 1.0 and 1.2 times a second dimension from a medial limit of the femur to lateral limit of the femur.

18 . A broach for use in preparing a femur to receive an implant, the broach comprising:

a proximal portion extending along a first portion of a length of the broach; and

a distal portion extending along a second portion of the length of the broach, the distal portion abutting the proximal portion,

wherein when the broach is advanced into a femur, a distal tip of the distal portion is a leading end of the broach and a proximal end of the proximal portion is a trailing end of the broach,

wherein the proximal portion includes a plurality of first cutting surfaces, the plurality of first cutting surfaces defining a first plurality of linear troughs on a surface of the proximal portion, each one of the plurality of linear troughs being parallel to the others, and

wherein the distal portion includes a plurality of second cutting surfaces, the plurality of second cutting surfaces defining a second plurality of linear troughs and a third plurality of linear troughs on a surface of the distal portion, the second plurality of linear troughs being transverse to the first plurality of linear troughs and the third plurality of linear troughs being transverse to the first and second plurality of linear troughs.

19 . The broach of claim 18 , wherein each of the second cutting surfaces of the plurality of second cutting surfaces include pointed tips.

20 . The broach of claim 18 , wherein the proximal portion further comprises a plurality of third cutting surfaces different from the plurality of first cutting surfaces and the plurality of second cutting surfaces.

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