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Patent US20050015094 - Arrangement of a cervical prosthesis and insertion instrument - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe invention relates to an arrangement of a multi-part intervertebral endoprosthesis (9), which has a top closure plate and bottom closure plate (91, 92) and, between these, a sliding core (93), each closure plate (91, 92) being assigned a pair of receiving openings (96, 97) or projections, and of an...http://www.google.com/patents/US20050015094?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050015094 - Arrangement of a cervical prosthesis and insertion instrumentAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS20050015094 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 10/619,179Publication dateJan 20, 2005Filing dateJul 15, 2003Priority dateJul 15, 2003Also published asCA2532479A1, CA2532479C, CN1822803A, CN1822803B, DE502004007158D1, EP1648352A1, EP1648352B1, US7320689, WO2005007042A1Publication number10619179, 619179, US 2005/0015094 A1, US 2005/015094 A1, US 20050015094 A1, US 20050015094A1, US 2005015094 A1, US 2005015094A1, US-A1-20050015094, US-A1-2005015094, US2005/0015094A1, US2005/015094A1, US20050015094 A1, US20050015094A1, US2005015094 A1, US2005015094A1InventorsArnold KellerOriginal AssigneeCervitech, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (17), Referenced by (171), Classifications (21), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetArrangement of a cervical prosthesis and insertion instrument
[0030] The illustrative embodiment shown is an insertion instrument designed as a forceps (labeled as a whole by reference number 1) and a cervical prosthesis 9 as intervertebral endoprosthesis. It is intended for implantation in the space between two adjacent vertebral bodies of the cervical spine (not shown). [0031] The cervical prosthesis 9 consists of a top closure plate 91 and of a bottom closure plate 92, with a sliding core 93 arranged between these. The cervical prosthesis 9 is intended for implantation in the space between two adjacent vertebrae of the human spinal column. The top closure plate 91 is secured to the lower face of the upper vertebra and the bottom closure plate 92 is secured to the upper face of the lower vertebra. To ensure that the cervical prosthesis 9 for insertion can be received securely by the forceps 1, the top and bottom closure plates 91, 92 are provided with receiving openings. They are situated in the front area of the closure plates, in the area of a ventral securing flange 94, 95. The receiving opening assigned to the top closure plate 91 is designed as a round bore 97 with a countersink. The receiving opening assigned to the bottom closure plate 92 is designed as a slit 96 on the side flank of the bottom closure plate 92 itself and as a slit 96′ formed in the side flank of the sliding core 93. The slits 96 and 96′ are flush, so that they form a continuous channel. It is not absolutely essential that the slit 96, 96′ is formed both in the bottom closure plate 92 and also in the sliding core 93; it may also be sufficient to provide it only in one of the two. [0032] The forceps 1 is made up of two forceps halves 2, 3 which are connected to one another movably via a pivot hinge 4. In their rear area, the forceps halves 2, 3 have a respective handgrip part 21, 31 and in their front area they have a respective jaw part 22, 32. The pivot hinge 4 is arranged at the transition between the handgrip parts 21, 31 and the jaw parts 22, 32. It is formed by a pin 42 on the forceps half 2 (in FIG. 1 it extends upward from the plane of the drawing), which pin 42 is mounted in a matching opening 43 in the central area of the other forceps half 3. The bearing pin 42 has a through-bore 44 which runs from the handgrip area of the forceps halves 2, 3 to the jaw area. It will be discussed in more detail later. The pivot hinge 4 allows the handgrip parts 21, 31 of the forceps halves 2, 3 to be moved toward one another so that the jaw parts 22, 32 close, and vice versa. [0033] The jaw parts 22, 32 function as gripping members. In the front area, on their mutually facing inner surfaces, they each have two projections 51, 52 pointing in the tensioning direction 12. These projections are not arranged directly on the jaw parts 22, 32, but instead on jaw inserts 53 which are secured exchangeably, by means of a screw (not shown), in a corresponding recess on the outer surfaces of the jaw parts 22, 32. Each jaw insert 53 has a projection 51 and a projection 52. The projection 51 is formed like a pin and is located in the upper area of the jaw insert 53, while the projection 52 is formed like a small plate and is situated in the lower area of the jaw insert 53. The dimensions and arrangement of the projections 51, 52 are adapted to corresponding receiving openings on the cervical prostheses 9 to be received. This will be explained in more detail later. [0034] The round bore 97 is dimensioned so as to match a pin-like projection 51 on the forceps 1. By means of the countersink, the pin-like projection 51 can be easily introduced into the round bore 97. The slit 96, 96′ has an elongate shape in the direction toward the top closure plate 91. The projection 52 formed like a small plate and arranged on the forceps 1 is adapted in terms of its breadth to the width of the slit 96, 96′, so that it is guided along the slit. In this way, the relative position of the cervical prosthesis 9 in relation to the forceps 1 is fixed by the pin-like projection 51 engaging in the round bore 97, while the projection 52 in the form of a small plate engages at different points in the slit 96, 96′, depending on the thickness of the sliding core 93, and thus permits compensation for different sliding cores 93. FIG. 5 ashows a cervical prosthesis of medium thickness and the front area of the forceps 1 with the projections 51 and 52. When the cervical prosthesis 9 is received by the forceps 1, the pin-like projection 51 engages in the round bore 97 and fixes the cervical prosthesis against displacement. The projection 52 formed like a small plate engages in the slit 96 of the bottom closure plate 92 and in the immediately adjoining lower area of the slit 96′ of the sliding core 93. For comparison, FIG. 5 b shows a cervical prosthesis 9′ with a thicker sliding core 93′. Once again, the pin-like projection 51 engages in the receiving bore 97. However, because of the thicker sliding core 93′, the projection 52 formed like a small plate no longer engages in the slit 96 of the bottom closure plate 92, but only in the slit 96′ of the sliding core 93′. In this way, despite its different height, the cervical prosthesis 9′ is likewise held securely in a defined position on the forceps 1. [0035] Arranged on the jaw part 22 there is a guide rail 60 which holds a block 61 such that the latter is longitudinally displaceable in the forward and rearward direction on the forceps half 2. The guide rail 60 is designed as an oblong hole in the jaw insert 53 of the jaw part 22. A grub screw arranged laterally in the block 61 engages in the oblong hole forming the guide rail 60 and guides the block 61 in the longitudinal direction. Instead of the oblong hole, other guide elements can also be provided which allow the block 61 to be guided in forward and rearward movement in the longitudinal direction, for example a dovetail guide. At its front end, the block 61 is provided with an abutment surface 62 designed to cooperate with the cervical prosthesis 9. [0036] The block 61 is engaged by an actuating device 7 which extends from the rear area of the block 61 via the through-bore 44 and into the area between the handgrip parts 21, 31. The actuating device 7 comprises a coupling element 70 for connection to the block 61, which, in the illustrative embodiment shown, is a vertebral support suitable for transmitting shear forces, and it moreover comprises a rod 71 and a handle 72 for actuation. Provided in the front area of the rod 71 there is an external thread 73 which cooperates with a complementary internal thread (not shown) in the through-bore 44 of the pin 42 as an instrument-fixed guide. By turning the handle 72, it is thus possible for the rod 71, and with it the block 61 via the coupling element 70, to be moved backward and forward along the guide rail 60. The handle 72 is designed as a rotatable knob which, on its outer circumference 74, has a suitable surface finish, for example a coarse ribbing 75, to allow the operating surgeon a good grip. [0037] The rear end of the handle 72 is provided with a convex bulge 76. It serves as a strike head for the actuating device 7. Impulses of strikes acting on the bulge 76 of the strike head are transmitted by this via the rod 71 of the actuating device 7, the shear-resistant vertebral support 70 and the block 61, to the latter's abutment surface 62. [0038] Instead of the longitudinally movable block 61, it is alternatively possible to provide a block 61′ which is arranged rigidly on the forceps half 2 and which is arranged such that its abutment surface 62′ bears on the held cervical prosthesis 9. This is especially of interest when the cervical prostheses 9 used, although being able to differ in terms of their height and/or width, nevertheless have identical length dimensions. Since, because of the configuration, according to the invention, of the receiving openings 96, 97 and retention projections 51, 52, the cervical prosthesis 9 can be held in a defined position on the forceps 1, a longitudinal mobility of the block is not absolutely essential. By virtue of the defined position, it is also possible, with a rigid block 61′, for it to bear with its abutment surface 62′ on the cervical prosthesis 9. The insertion forces, in particular the striking forces, can therefore be transmitted as reliably and safely as in the embodiment with a movable block. It goes without saying that, in the case of the rigidly arranged block 61′, a guide 60 is unnecessary. However, it can also be retained, in which case the block 61′ can be secured by means of a clamping screw 66 (FIG. 6). For better securing, the oblong hole 60 is provided with ribbing 65 for the clamping screw 66. It is simpler to secure the rigid block 61′ to the grip part by means of welding or screwing to the grip part 22 or its jaw insert 53. In the latter case, a screw 68 is preferably recessed in a bore 67 of the jaw insert 53 (see FIG. 7). Since the actuating device 7 no longer has to effect any longitudinal displacement, it is possible to dispense with the external thread 73 on the rod 71 and the counterthread in the through-bore 44; the through-bore 44 functions only as a guide for the rod 71. The shear-resistant vertebral support 70 also does not have to transmit any rotation movement and can be replaced by a rigid, shear-resistant connection, e.g. by a screw or weld arrangement. The handle 72 continues to function as a strike head and for this purpose preferably has the bulge 76. By dispensing with the longitudinally movable arrangement of the block 61′and by omitting the actuating device for moving the block, this embodiment is less expensive to produce and easier to use. [0039] In another embodiment, provision is made, for the purpose of further simplification, for the rear end of the handgrip part 21 to be designed as a strike head and to be provided with a bulge 76′. If appropriate, a reinforcement rod 71′ can be provided which connects the rear end of the handgrip part 21 to its front end. [0040] In the embodiments with a rigid block 61′, the impulses are transmitted from the bulge 76, 76′ to the block 61′ and its abutment surface 62′ via the rod 71, 71′ and the forceps half 2. [0041] A locking device 8 for the handgrip parts 21, 31 is provided in the rear area of the forceps 1. This locking device 8 comprises a pivotably movable catch element 83 and a locking pawl 84 (which are arranged opposite one another on the handgrip parts 21, 31), a release device 81, a base 82 and a spring 87. The rear end of the handgrip part 21 is designed as a fork, the locking pawl 84 being formed by a beveling of the base of the fork. The catch element 83 is mounted by the base 82 in the plane spanned by the handgrip parts 21, 31. The spring 87 is designed as a leaf spring and acts on that end of the catch element 83 mounted in the base 82 in such a way that it is pressed forward to the locking pawl 84. Starting from the base 82, the catch element 83 has a wide area and a narrow area. In its narrow area, the catch element 83 has, on its front face, a toothing 86 into which, when the forceps 1 is closed, the locking pawl 84 engages and locks it, so that the handgrip parts 21, 31 cannot move away from another and, as a result, the insertion instrument 1 is safeguarded against inadvertently springing open. In this way, it is possible for even substantial loads, for example hammer strikes, to be applied to the bulge 76 on the forceps 1 without any fear of inadvertent opening and without the operating surgeon needing to secure the handgrip parts 21, 31 by manual force against undesired opening. To open the forceps 1 after implantation has been carried out, the catch element 83 is pivoted rearward by applying rearward pressure on the release element 81, by which means the locking pawl 84 is freed from the catch element 83, and the handgrip parts 21, 31 thus move apart from one another under the action of the spring 11. With the forceps 1 in the opened state, the catch element 83 is pivoted rearward counter to the force of the spring 87. Provided in the wide area of the catch element 83 there is a guide 85 which is designed as an oblong hole and which is used to hold the rod 71, even when the forceps 1 is open, in a defined position in the longitudinal axis 10 and to avoid deflection of the rod 71 even under high loads. [0042] Also fixed on the handgrip part 31 there is a leaf spring 11 which is guided round the rod 71 to the other handgrip part 21. With the forceps 1 closed, this leaf spring 11 is tensioned and has the effect that, after release of the catch element 83, the insertion instrument 1 automatically opens to permit removal. [0043] The cooperation with the cervical prosthesis 9 will be described now. To receive the cervical prosthesis 9 with the forceps 1, the cervical prosthesis 9 is brought into the area between the jaw parts 22, 32 and the forceps 1 is closed, as a result of which the jaw parts 22, 32 move toward one another. In so doing, the projections 51, 52 engage in the corresponding receiving openings of the two closure plates 91, 92, the pins 51 engaging in the bore 97 and the small plates 52 engaging in the slits 96, 96′. In this way, the cervical prosthesis 9, in the tensioning direction, is held free from play on the forceps 1. The different design of the projections 51, 52 and of the receiving openings configured as bores 97 and slits 96 ensures that the cervical prosthesis 9 can be held on the forceps 1 only with the correct orientation. If, as in the illustrated embodiment, the forceps 1 is additionally provided with a marking 14 for the top, this in practice eliminates the possibility of incorrect implantation as a result of incorrect orientation of the cervical prosthesis 9. After the cervical prosthesis 9 has in this way been received in the correct orientation on the forceps 1, the rod. 71 can be moved forward via the actuating device 7 by turning the handle 72, with the result that the block 61 comes to lie from the rear with its abutment surface 62 on the flange 94, 95 of the cervical prosthesis 9. In doing so, the block 61 tensions the cervical prosthesis 9 against the projections 51, 52 and thus orients the cervical prosthesis 9 in a defined position. Any play existing in the longitudinal axis direction between the projections 51, 52 and the bores 97 and the slits 96 is compensated in this way. The cervical prosthesis 9 is thus held securely and in a precise position on the insertion instrument 1. In addition, the fact that the block 61 bears on the flanges 93, 94 of the two closure plates 91, 92 ensures that the two closure plates 91, 92 move away from one another at their front end. This eliminates the possibility of the cervical prosthesis 9 opening, which would prevent successful introduction into the intervertebral space. [0044] It is furthermore possible to implant cervical prostheses of different height without making changes to the forceps 1. FIG. 5 shows cervical prosthesis 9, 9′, one of which has a thicker sliding core 93′. Like the sliding core 93, it is provided with a slit 96′ which is flush with the slit 96 of the bottom closure plate 92. This configuration of the receiving opening on the bottom closure plate 92 as a slit 96 and its continuation as slit 96′ in the sliding core 93′ ensure that the thicker cervical prosthesis 9′ can be gripped and securely held with the same forceps 1 without changing the arrangement of the projections 51, 52. The positioning precision is in this case guaranteed by the pin-like projections 51 which engage in the bores 97. [0045] If necessary, however, it is also possible to provide other jaw inserts 53′ which have a different arrangement of the projections 51′, 52′, as is shown in FIG. 4. In the example shown, the projections are closer together and are in one plane. In this way, the forceps 1 can be adapted to other intervertebral endoprostheses, for example to particularly small ones for treatment of children. [0046] With its abutment surface 62, the block 61 affords a sufficiently large force transmission surface for transmitting to the cervical prosthesis 9 the impulses applied to the bulge 76 acting as the strike head. The great advantage of this is that the projections 51, 52, which have been finely dimensioned in the interest of precise positioning, do not have to transmit the strike forces, so that the risk of bending or even breaking of the projections 51, 52 as a result of overloading is excluded even when highly loaded through strikes, by virtue of the block 61, 61′ and its abutment surface 62 assuming the role of force transmission. [0047] The forceps 1 according to the invention allows the cervical prosthesis 9 to be arranged with precise positioning and without any risk of it being the wrong way round on the forceps 1, thereby preventing any undesired opening of the cervical prosthesis 9. Moreover, by virtue of the block 61, 61′ with abutment surface 62, it also permits transmission of forces even in the case of forceps 1 of small dimensions. In this way, reliable implantation of the prosthesis is guaranteed. 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