Patent ID: 7819875

Claim:
A surgical instrument for acetabular reaming comprising: a surgical device for holding and rotating an acetabular reaming head comprising a drive shaft having a length which runs from a first end to a second end, wherein said shaft comprises a first straight portion, a second straight portion, and an intermediate portion between said first straight portion and said second straight portion; wherein said first straight portion and said second straight portion are in line with one another and aligned along an axis defined by a line running through said first end and said second end; wherein said intermediate portion is permanently divergent from said axis, thereby allowing a head held by the device to access the acetabulum in its true anatomical position while avoiding encroachment of the drive shaft on surrounding body parts; wherein the first end is adapted for holding an acetabular reaming head; and an acetabular reaming head; wherein the acetabular reaming head is attached to the first end of the surgical device.