Modular orthopaedic component case

Abstract

A case for modular neck components for hip implants. The case may include indicators based on independent variables associated with physical characteristics of the implant, including leg length, offset, and anteversion. During surgery, the surgeon may be confronted with a need to change a preoperatively-chosen modular neck. For example, the surgeon may desire a change in at least one of the variables, e.g., leg length, offset, and / or anteversion. The case allows the surgeon to quickly and easily select a different modular neck based on an evaluation of one of the variables without requiring reevaluation of the other variables. A method described herein may include preoperative planning in which a template including a grid coordinate system is used, which advantageously provides an intuitive system for the surgeon both preoperatively and during surgery.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 458,257, filed Jul. 18, 2006, entitled METHOD FOR SELECTING MODULAR IMPLANT COMPONENTS, assigned to the assignee of the present application, the disclosure of which is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to modular components for prosthetic joints. More particularly, the present invention relates to a case for modular neck components for prosthetic hip joints.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Orthopaedic prosthetic implants are commonly used to replace some or all of a patient's hip joint in order to restore the use of the hip joint, or to increase the use of the hip joint, following deterioration due to aging or illness, or injury due to trauma. In a hip replacement, or hip arthroplasty procedure, a femoral component is used to replace a portion ...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]The present disclosure provides a case for modular neck components for hip implants. The case may include indicators based on independent variables associated with physical characteristics of the implant, including leg length, offset, and anteversion. During surgery, the surgeon may be confronted with a need to change a preoperatively-chosen modular neck. For example, the surgeon may desire a change in at least one of the variables, e.g., leg length, offset, and / or anteversion. The case allows the surgeon to quickly and easily select a different modular neck based on an evaluation of one of the variables without requiring reevaluation of the other variables. A method described herein may include preoperative planning in which a template including a grid coordinate system is used, which advantageously provides an intuitive system for the surgeon both preoperatively and during surgery.

[0010]In another form thereof, the present disclosure provides a system for facilitating implant selection, the system including a plurality of implants including at least one subset in which at least one of a first, second, and third variable associated with a respective different physical characteristic of the implants is constant and the others of the first, second, and third variables vary within each subset; and receptacle means for receiving each of the plurality of implants and for facilitating selection of one of the plurality of implants based on a change in the at least one variable.

Problems solved by technology

Typically, the surgeon will only change the neck portion because the hip stem is usually implanted first, and removal of the hip stem from the femoral intramedullary canal is generally undesirable.

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