Patent ID: 9610084
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of replacing a joint of a patient with a head prosthesis and a socket prosthesis, the joint formed by a head disposed on a neck extending from a bone and a socket, the method comprising steps of: (a) preparing a passage directed along an axis of the neck of the bone; (b) resecting the head from the neck to expose a neck surface on the bone; (c) coupling a cavity forming device onto a proximal end of an elongate element installed in the passage; (d) forming a cavity in the neck surface using the cavity forming device by applying a tensile force to the elongate element such that the cavity forming device is pulled in a medial-to-lateral direction and into the neck surface; (e) coupling a surface preparation device to a femoral side of a socket reamer, and coupling the surface preparation device and the socket reamer to a proximal end of the elongate element installed in the passage; (f) reaming the socket using the socket reamer; (g) installing the socket prosthesis into the reamed socket; and (h) installing the head prosthesis into the cavity formed in the neck surface.