The invention generally relates to devices, systems, and methods for realignment of bone, e.g. during bony osteotomy.
There are many occasions in orthopedic surgery when a bone is angled improperly due to congenital deformity, trauma, failed surgeries, and uneven arthritic wear in joints. A surgical operation called an osteotomy is done to correct this misalignment. In an osteotomy the bone is cut and then realigned to correct the improper angle.
In an osteotomy procedure, the surgeon removes a wedge of bone near a damaged joint. The procedure shifts weight from an area where there is damaged cartilage to an area where there either more cartilage or healthier cartilage. In this manner, weight is spread more evenly across the joint cartilage.
Osteotomy is commonly performed on the knee or hip joint. Osteotomy may help correct knee deformities such as bowleg or knock-knee deformities. Osteotomy may also be used to correct damage due to arthritis. For example, osteotomy may be performed in patients too young for a total joint replacement.
It is desirable to provide a new device which both simplifies the re-angling operations and enables correction to be more precise.
The invention provides devices, systems, and methods for re-aligning or re-angling a bone.
One aspect of the invention provides a system comprising a body sized and shaped to re-align a bone region toward a desired anatomic position and at least one fixation member for securing the body to the bone region.
In one embodiment, the fixation member includes at least one fixation plate sized and configured for association with the body to secure the body to the bone region.
In one embodiment, the fixation member comprises at least one screw and/or at least one staple and/or at least one stem.
In one embodiment, the body includes at least one aperture formed through it sized and configured for engagement with a fixation member. In this arrangement, the aperture can include internal threads for receiving a screw.
In one embodiment, the body is generally wedge-shaped.
In one embodiment, the fixation member includes a fixation plate formed with a first surface geometry. In this arrangement, the body includes a second surface geometry that mates with the first surface geometry.
In one embodiment, the system further comprises a total joint replacement including a stem. In this arrangement, the body includes an aperture formed through it sized and configured for engaging the stem.
Another aspect of the invention provides an osteotomy device comprising a generally wedge-shaped body and at least one intramedullary post extending from the wedge-shaped body.
Another aspect of the invention provides a method comprising providing a body sized and shaped to re-align a bone region toward a desired anatomic position and at least one fixation member for securing the body to the bone region. The method includes selecting an bone region, forming a cavity in the bone region sized and configured to receive the body, and inserting the body in the bone region to re-aligned the bone region toward a desired anatomic position. The method includes fixing the body to the bone region with the fixation member.
Another aspect of the invention provides a method comprising providing a body sized and shaped to re-align a bone region toward a desired anatomic position and at least one fixation plate sized and configured for association with the body to secure the body to the bone region. The method includes selecting an bone region, forming a cavity in the bone region sized and configured to receive the body, and inserting the body in the bone region to re-aligned the bone region toward a desired anatomic position. The method includes fixing the body to the bone region with the fixation plate.
Another aspect of the invention provides a method comprising providing a body sized and shaped to re-align a bone region toward a desired anatomic position, the body including at least one aperture formed through it sized, and a fixation member sized and configured for engagement with aperture. The method includes selecting a bone region, forming a cavity in the bone region sized and configured to receive the body, and inserting the body in the bone region to re-align the bone region toward a desired anatomic position. The method includes fixing the body to the bone region by engaging the fixation member through the aperture.
Other objects, advantages, and embodiments of the invention are set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part, will be obvious from this description, or may be learned from the practice of the invention.
Although the disclosure hereof is detailed and exact to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, the physical embodiments herein disclosed merely exemplify the invention which may be embodied in other specific structures. While the preferred embodiment has been described, the details may be changed without departing from the invention, which is defined by the claims.
I. Re-Angling Device with Separate Fixation Plate
In a first illustrated embodiment, the re-angling device 12 is generally wedge shaped, and is sized and configured to fit into a wedge-shaped gap cut into the bone region. The size and configuration of the re-angling device 12 can vary, as long as it functionally serves to re-angle or realign the bone region in a desired manner.
In the embodiment shown in
In order to insert the device 12 into the bone 6, an appropriately sized wedge of bone is removed from the application site, creating a wedge-shaped gap 8, as shown in
In one method of fixation, as shown in
In the embodiment shown in
It is also contemplated that the fixation plate 20 could take the form of multiple fixation plates 122, each of which extends across only a portion of the re-angling device, as shown in
In the representative embodiments shown in
As shown in
The size and shape of the device 10, fixation plate 20, and fixation members 24 are chosen by the physician based on each individual patient's anatomy and the type of bone in which the device is to be used.
The device 10, the fixation plate 20, and the fixation members 24 may be made of various materials commonly used in the prosthetic arts including, but not limited to, metals, ceramics, tantalum, polyethylene, biologic type polymers, hydroxyapetite, rubber, titanium, titanium alloys, tantalum, chrome cobalt, surgical steel, or any other total joint replacement metal and/or ceramic, bony in-growth surface, sintered glass, artificial bone, any porous metal coat, metal meshes and trabeculations, metal screens, uncemented metal or ceramic surface, other bio-compatible materials, or any combination thereof.
It may be desirable to provide the device 10, the fixation plate 20, and the fixation members 24 with surfaces, or a portion of a surface, that allow for bony ingrowth. The surfaces of the device 10, fixation plate 20, and fixation members 24 could be covered with biological bone substitute or biological stimulators for example, but not limited to hydroxygretite, calcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, or one of the bone morphogenic stimulators. Alternatively, the surfaces of device 10, the fixation plate 20, and the fixation members 24 could be covered with surface texturing to induce bony in-growth. The surface texturing can comprise, e.g., through holes, and/or various surface patterns, and/or various surface textures, and/or pores, or combinations thereof. The device 10 can be coated or wrapped or surfaced treated to provide the surface texturing, or it can be formed from a material that itself inherently possesses a surface conducing to bony in-growth, such as a porous mesh, hydroxyapetite, or other porous surface.
It may further be desirably for the device 10 to be covered with various coatings such as antimicrobial, antithrombogenic, and osteoinductive agents, or a combination thereof.
II. Re-Angling Device Fixed with One or More Crossing Screws
It is further contemplated that the re-angling device 10 described above may be fixed by one or more fixation members inserted through the alternative re-angling device 112 as shown in
In order to insert the alternative re-angling device 112 into the bone 6, an appropriately sized wedge of bone is removed from the application site, creating a wedge-shaped gap 8, as shown in
III. Re-Angling Device with Slot for Attachment to a Fixation Plate
In an additional representative embodiment, a re-angling device 10 may be removably coupled to a fixation plate 20. As shown in
In the first representative embodiment, the protrusion 32 and the aperture 30 each take a tapered rectangular shape. The protrusion 32 and aperture 30 may take any shape including, but not limited to square (see
The re-angling device 112 and the fixation plate 322 may be coupled prior to inserting the re-angling device 112 into the bone 6. Alternatively, the re-angling device 112 may first be inserted into the bone 6, then the fixation plate 322 may be coupled to the re-angling device 112.
The fixation plate 322 is then fixed to the bone 6 by at least one fixation member 24, as shown in
Alternatively the re-angling device 212 may be formed with a protrusion 38 and the fixation plate 422 may be formed with a mating aperture 36, as shown in
In order to insert the device 112 into the bone, an appropriately sized wedge of bone is removed from the application site, creating a wedge-shaped gap 8, as shown in
The re-angling device 112,212, fixation plate 322,422 and fixation members 24 may be formed of any appropriate prosthetic material as describe above, and if desirable may include surfaces adapted to promote bony-in-growth as also described above.
IV. Re-Angling Device with Hole for Screw Attachment to a Fixation Plate
In an additional representative embodiment both the re-angling device 10 and the fixation plate 20 may be preformed with an aperture. As shown in
It is contemplated that the aperture 136 in the fixation plate 422 and the aperture 530 in the re-angling device 112 could be threaded as shown in
It may be desirable, although not necessary, to provide the fixation plate 422 with at least one aperture 34 through which the fixation members 24 may extend as shown in
The re-angling device 112 is generally wedge-shaped, as described above. The size and specific configuration of the re-angling device 112, fixation plate 422, and fixation members 24 are chosen by the physician based on each individual patient's anatomy and the type of bone in which the device 112 is to be used. The re-angling device 112 and the fixation plate 422 may be attached prior to inserting the re-angling device 112 into the bone 6, or after the re-angling device 112 has been inserted into the bone 6.
As described above with respect to the previous embodiments, in order to insert the re-angling device 112 into the bone 6, an appropriately sized wedge of bone is removed from the application site, creating a wedge-shaped gap 8, as shown in
The re-angling device 112, fixation plate 422 and fixation members 24 may be formed of any appropriate prosthetic material as describe above, and if desirable may include surfaces adapted to promote bony-in-growth as also described above.
V. Re-Angling Device with Integral Fixation Plate
In an additional representative embodiment, the re-angling device 10 and the fixation plate 20 are integrally formed as a single device 312, as shown in
To insert the device 312 into the bone 6, an appropriately sized wedge of bone 6 is removed from the application site, creating a wedge-shaped gap 8, as shown above in
The size and the particular configuration of the re-angling device 312 are preferably chosen by the physical based on the anatomy of the patient being treated.
The re-angling device 312 and fixation members 24 may be formed of any appropriate prosthetic material as describe above, and if desirable may include surfaces adapted to promote bony-in-growth as also described above.
VI. Wedge with Angle in Two Planes
In an additional representative embodiment shown in
To insert the device 412 into the bone 6, an appropriately sized wedge of bone 6 is removed from the application site, creating a wedge-shaped gap 8, as shown above in
The size and the particular configuration of the re-angling device 412 are preferably chosen by the physical based on the anatomy of the patient being treated.
The re-angling device and fixation members may be formed of any appropriate prosthetic material as describe above, and if desirable may include surfaces adapted to promote bony-in-growth as also described above.
VII. Re-Angling Device with Intramedullary Post
In an additional representative embodiment, the re-angling device 512 may include at least one intramedullary post 40, as shown in
To insert the device 512 into the bone 6, an appropriately sized wedge of bone 6 is removed from the application site, creating a wedge-shaped gap 8, as shown above in
It is further contemplated that the re-angling device 512 could be formed with a pair of posts 40, as shown in
It is further contemplated that the post 40 on the re-angling device 512 could take any shape. For example, the post could be square (see
The re-angling device 512 may be formed of any appropriate prosthetic material as describe above, and if desirable may include surfaces adapted to promote bony-in-growth as also described above.
VIII. Re-Angling Device for use with Stem of Total Joint Replacement or Internal Fixation
It is also contemplated that any of the re-angling devices described above may be formed with a hole 44 therethrough as shown in
The hole 44 may be sized and configured for the particular application. For example, the hole 44 may be sized and configured such that when the re-angling device 612 is inserted into the bone 6, the stem 46 of a total joint replacement 52 may be inserted through the hole 44, as shown in
In order to insert the device 612 into the bone, an application site is chosen by the physician based on the anatomy of the patient. An appropriately sized wedge of bone is removed from the application site, creating a wedge-shaped gap 8, as shown in
It may be desirable to provide the fixation plate 20 or plates with at least one preformed aperture 34 through which a fixation member 24 may extend to secure the fixation plate 20 to the bone 6, as shown in
The re-angling device 612 and fixation members 20, 24, 46, 48, and 50 may be formed of any appropriate prosthetic material as describe above, and if desirable may include surfaces adapted to promote bony-in-growth as also described above.
The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Furthermore, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described. While the preferred embodiment has been described, the details may be changed without departing from the invention, which is defined by the claims.
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