Patent ID: 7097646

Claim:
A method for using minimally invasive surgery to ream a natural acetabulum in a patient, comprising the steps of: incising a hip with a minimally invasive incision; providing an acetabular reamer attachable to a driving tool, the reamer having a body that is adjustable to a first position with a first shape that is a substantially hemispherical shape and to a second position with a second shape that is substantially semicircular; positioning the reamer to the second position and second shape; inserting the reamer through the minimally invasive incision while in the second position; positioning the reamer from the second position to the first position and first shape; reaming the natural acetabulum while the reamer is in the first position; positioning the reamer from the first position to the second position and second shape; removing the reamer from the minimally invasive incision while in the second position; and closing the incision.