CA2053681C - Surgical device - Google Patents
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Abstract
A surgical device having a surgical element removably connected to a drive element so that drive torque is transmitted to the surgical element as the drive element rotates, while allowing the surgical element at least one degreee of freedom of motion relative to the drive element; a retaining element maintains the drive and surgical elements in torque-transmitting relation during operation of the device.
Description
SURGICAL DEVICE
The invention relates to motor driven, rotatable surgical devices.
Surgical devices eg. for arthroscopy, typically include one piece inner cylindrical tube and surgical tip or a surgical tip welded to an inner tube that rotates within an outer tube. The rotating surgical tip is exposed to tissue and bone through an opening in the distal end of the outer tube. In use, the proximal end of the device is inserted into a motor driven handpiece, which rotates the drive element and cutting element. The distal end of the outer tube is then inserted into a patient's body and advanced to a surgical site. The surgeon operates the device, ie.
rotates the cutting element in the outer tube to cut and remove tissue from the site, by activating the motor in the handpiece. Tissue and bone fragments cut by the tip, as well as irrigating fluid, are then suctioned through the interior of the inner tube and removed from the device. To prevent adhesive wear on and possible seizure of the rotating inner tube and surgical tip, it is important that both the tube and the tip have sufficient clearance within the outer tube, and that the tip be centred for rotation within the outer tube.
The invention relates to motor driven, rotatable surgical devices.
Surgical devices eg. for arthroscopy, typically include one piece inner cylindrical tube and surgical tip or a surgical tip welded to an inner tube that rotates within an outer tube. The rotating surgical tip is exposed to tissue and bone through an opening in the distal end of the outer tube. In use, the proximal end of the device is inserted into a motor driven handpiece, which rotates the drive element and cutting element. The distal end of the outer tube is then inserted into a patient's body and advanced to a surgical site. The surgeon operates the device, ie.
rotates the cutting element in the outer tube to cut and remove tissue from the site, by activating the motor in the handpiece. Tissue and bone fragments cut by the tip, as well as irrigating fluid, are then suctioned through the interior of the inner tube and removed from the device. To prevent adhesive wear on and possible seizure of the rotating inner tube and surgical tip, it is important that both the tube and the tip have sufficient clearance within the outer tube, and that the tip be centred for rotation within the outer tube.
In one aspect, the invention features a device having a surgical element removably connected to a drive element so that drive torque is transmitted to the surgical element as the drive element rotates, while allowing the surgical element at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to the drive element; a retaining element maintains the drive and surgical elements in torque-transmitting relation during operation of the device. In particular, the invention provides a rotatable surgical device comprising a rotatable drive element; a surgical element with a removably connectable portion to said drive element transmitting drive torque from said drive element to said surgical element and a retaining element maintaining said drive and surgical elements in torque transmitting relation during operation of said device wherein said surgical element is allowed at Ieast one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, wherein said surgical element itself further comprises circumferentially spaced portions arranged to engage with corresponding portions of said drive element so as to receive torque from said drive element, while permitting said surgical element to be separated from said drive element, said surgical element during rotation has at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element permitting said surgical element to align itself relative to said retaining element during rotation.
The invention further provides a rotatable surgical device comprising:
a stationary element having an opening disposed in a distal region thereof for admitting tissue;
a rotatable drive element disposed within said stationary element, said drive element having a proximal end configured to be coupled to a source for rotating the drive element with respect to said stationary element about an axis of rotation, and a distal end having an axially extending surface; and a surgical element disposed within said stationary element for cutting tissue that is admitted through said opening, said surgical element having a portion removable connectable to said distal end of said drive element for transmitting driving torque from said drive element to said surgical element while allowing said surgical element at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, said portion having an -2a-axially extending surface that is engaged by the axially extending surface of said drive element during rotation thereof;
said distal region of said stationary element being at least partially closed distally of said opening to provide an abutment against which said drive element urges said surgical element during rotation to maintain said drive element and surgical element in torque-transmitting relation, said distal region being configured to maintain an amount by which said axially extending surfaces engage each other substantially constant throughout the rotation of the drive element.
Because the loose connection of the surgical element and the drive element, during use of the surgical element is able to align itself in the retaining element, offering a distinct advantage over devices in which a surgical element is rigidly attached to a drive element and may be undesirably off centre. In addition, the invention allows the use of a standard drive element with any number of different surgical elements, and further allows the use of drive elements and surgical elements made of materials that cannot be welded or otherwise rigidly attached to one another.
Preferred embodiments have the following features. The drive and surgical elements are both tubular with a passage provided for suction removal of cut tissue; the two elements are removably connected to ~~ae~~~:~.
each other by circumferentially spaced engaging portions arranged to permit two degrees of freedom of motion between the connected elements, one along the axis of rotation of the surgical element and the other transverse to the axis. The retaining element is a tube surrounding the drive and surgical elements and extending beyond the distal end of the surgical element to provide an abutment limiting the axial degree of freedom and thereby holding the portions together for torque transmission. The retaining element and the drive element include threaded regions that serve as abutments to capture the drive element in the retaining element.
The tube fits closely about the drive and surgical elements to limit the degrees of freedom transverse to the axis. The tube and the surgical element have co-operating cutting edges, with the tube having greater clearance around the drive element than around the surgical element, which can be achieved by providing a surgical element greater in diameter than the drive element, so that the cutting edges will fit closely while allowing an easy, non-binding fit around the drive element. Materials used in the device include stainless steel or plastic for the drive element. Other materials incompatible for welding or brazing may also be combined. Finally the drive rv !w v~
element may include curved portion or a flexible portion, where the flexible portion may extend within and conform to a curved portion in the retaining element.
In another aspect, the invention features an elongated, rotatable, non-metallic drive element, and a surgical element having a portion remavably connectable to the drive element for transmitting driving torque from the drive element t~ the surgical element, the surgical element being constructed of a metallic material sufficiently hard to remove tissue or bone during operation of the device.
Other advantages and features of the invention will be apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof and from the claims.
Referring first briefly to the drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a surgical device embodying the invention.
Figure 2 is a side view, partly in cross section, of the device of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the distal portion of the device of Figures 1 and 2, including the rigid outer tube, rotating inner tube, and blade tip.
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Figure 4 is an exploded view of the blade tip dnd the distal end of the inner tube of Figure 3, including the arrangement of portions by which the two pieces are connectable.
Figure 5 illustrates the use of the device of Figure 1 during surgery.
Figures 6 and 7 are side views, partly in cross section, of surgical devices having a curved distal portion, the first having inner tube flexible at its distal portion, and the second having an inner tube flexible along all its length.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a surgical device eg. for arthroscopic surgery on the knee, includes a rigid, stationary outer tube 12, within which rotates a rigid inner tube 14 (shown partly in dotted lines in Figure 2), and a separate removable blade 16, also formed as a tube. The distal erid of the outer tube 12 defines an opening 18 through which the blade 16 is exposed. Another opening 20 is defined in the blade 16. The sharpened edges 22 of the blade opening 20 co-operate with sharpened edges 24 of the outer tube opening 18 to shear tissue and bone during the operation of the device. In addition, the blade opening 20 aligns with the outer tube opening 18 periodically as the inner tube 14 rotates, thereby admitting tissue and bone fragments into the interior _ 6 _ , of the blade 16 arid connected inner tube 14. These fragments are then removed by suction through a central opening 26 in the inner tube 14 as described later in connection with Figure 5.
Device 10 further includes a hub 30 and a rotatable drive shaft 34. The proximal end of the outer tube 12 is rigidly mounted to the hub 30 at a sealed joint 36, while the proximal end of the inner tube 14 is mounted and sealed to the drive shaft 34, which rotates within the hub 30. The hub 30 and drive shaft 34 include short threaded portions 40 and 42 respectively, which after being engaged and screwed past each other, serve as abutments to prevent the drive shaft from sliding back out of the tube. A snap fit arrangement may be used instead of the threads to accomplish the same goal.
The device 10 may be disposable or reusable. For example, a disposable device designed for general purpose arthroscopic surgery will include an outer tube 12 and blade 16 made from stainless steel sufficiently hard to remove tissue of bone during operation of the device. The hub 30 and drive shaft 34 may be made of plastic, and the inner tube 14 may also be made of plastic since, as explained below in connection with Figures 3 and 4, the blade 16 need not be welded to the _ , _ ' " '? ~.? r 4~ ~ :~6 , inner tube. Reusable devices, however, will typically be made wholly of stainless steel.
Referring again to Figure 1, the blade 16 is sized relative to the outer tube opening 18 so that it cannot fall out of the opening. The distal end of the blade 16 abuts the distal, partially capped, end of the outer tube 12 and is radially restrained within the outer tube. In addition, the motor housing within a handpiece 50 (shown in Figure 5) presses axially on the drive shaft 34 to retain the connected inner tube 14 and blade 16 in close engagement with the outer tube 12.
Referring to Figures 3 and 4, the clearance between the blade 16 and the outer tube 12, if desired, can be made less than that between the inner tube 14 and the outer tube so that the blade maintains a closer fit with the inner walls of the outer tube 12 and provides good cutting. This difference in clearance can be achieved by making the outer diameter of the outer diameter of the blade 16 greater than that of the inner tube 14, or by stepping down the diameter of the outer tube 12 towards its distal end.
In an important aspect of the invention, the inner tube 14 is a thin-walled tube having a series of _ g _ u~ ~'3 C'' ~ cl y ~e V .~ ti 6 i.! .1..
circumferentially spaced portions 60 at its distal end, which engage with a corresponding series of portions 62 on the proximal end of the blade 16. The engaging portions 60 and 62 provide a loose attachment of the inner tube 14 and the blade 16 and transmit torque from the rotating inner tube to the blade within requiring a weld or other rigid attachment between the pieces. The loose attachment provides two degrees of freedom of motion between the tube 14 and the blade 16, one generally along the axis of rotation 64 of the blade, and one transverse to the axis. The corners of the engaging portions 60 and 62 are rounded to facilitate engagement of the inner tube 14 and the blade 16. In alternative embodiments, the walls of the engaging portions 60 and 62 on the tube 14 and the blade 16 niay be slightly sloped to further ease the engagement of the tube and the blade.
Allowing play between the inner tube 14 and the blade 16, and providing a blade which is separate from the inner tube, provides several advantages. During use of the device 10, for example, the blade 16 movably adjusts so that it rotates in alignment with the outer tube 12, because the blade is not rigidly attached to the inner tube 14 and is free to move relative to the inner tube. The separate inner tube and blade feature not only eliminates the expense and effort of welding, straightening, and centreless grinding the two pieces, but also avoids disadvantages of previously known welded blades and inner tubes, eg. adhesive wear on the blade and seizure, encountered when the blade is undesirably joined off-centre or at an angle to the inner tube. Furthermore, the present invention allows a standard inner tube to be joined with any number of different blades; and tubes and blades made of materials that are difficult or impossible to weld or braze together, eg. ceramics, harder metals, and plastics, can nonetheless, be used together effectively.
Figure 6 shows a particularly advantageous use of the invention in a surgical device 90 having a curved distal portion. The device 90 has an outer tube 92, which is similar to the outer tube 12 described above in connection with Figures 1 to 5, except that the outer tube 92 is curbed at a distal portion 92a so that it conforms with the curved portion 92a of the outer tube. Removably connected to the distal end of the inner tube 94 is a blade tip 96, similar to blade tip 16 described above in connection with Figures 1 to 5. In alternative embodiments (now shown), the inner tube 94 can be made of a solid flexible plastic in the distal portion 94a, or otherwise made flexible, instead of being slotted.
Referring to Figure 7, an inner tube 100, similar to the inner tubes 14 and 94 described in connection with Figures 1 to 5 and Figure 6, can be formed of a solid plastic material flexible along its lf:ngth so that it conforms to a curved portion 102a in an outer tube 102. Alternative embodiments (now shown) include an inner tube slotted, or otherwise made flexible along its length, and further include surgical devices in which the outer tube itself is flexible, eg. so that it can be directed through a catheter arrangement used during surgery on the back and hip regions of the body.
Referring to Figure 5, in use, the proximal end of the drive shaft 34 is fitted in a handpiece 50, which includes a motor (not shown) for rotating the drive shaft 34, inner tube 14, and blade tip 16 (shown in Figures 1 to 2). An example of such a handpiece is described in US Patent No. 4,705,038. For arthroscopic surgery of the knee, the device is inserted onto the distal end oi= a handpiece 50 and then introduced through a puncture wound 70 into a knee joint 72, below the patella. Light is projected into the joint 72 i'!~ 7 ~-.~ ~ v 'i l-.J v :_r c5 if through a second puncture wound 74 by a fibre optic light source 76. A visual image of the surgical site is then returned through a separate optical path to a television camera 76 and displayed on a television screen 80 for the surgeon to view. (Alternatively, the surgeon can view the image through an eyepiece, or the image can be recorded).
To rotate the inner tube 14 and blade 16, the surgeon activates a motor (not shown) in the handpiece 50, which is connected to a power supply 56. During surgery, the joint 72 is inflated with fluid intrpduced through a third puncture wound 82 by a fluid source 84. The fluid distends the joint 72, flushes blood out of the joint to given the surgeon a clear view of the area, and carries away any cut tissue. Viewing the image of the site on the television screen 80, the surgeon progressively cuts away the synovial tissue by moving the device 10 from side to side and axially.
Tissue fragments cut by the device 10 and fluids are simultaneously withdrawn from the site through the opening 26 in the inner tube 14 ir1 response to suction applied by a vacuum source 88.
It will be appreciated that the device described above can have additional embodiments. For example, many types of arthroscopic cutting elements can be used as an alternative to the blade shown and described. These tools include shavers, cutters and abraders as described in US Patent Nos. 4,203,444, 4,274,414, 4,522,206, 4,662,371, 4,834,'729 and 4,842,578, all of which are assigned to the assignees of the present invention.
Other embodiments are within the following claims.
The invention further provides a rotatable surgical device comprising:
a stationary element having an opening disposed in a distal region thereof for admitting tissue;
a rotatable drive element disposed within said stationary element, said drive element having a proximal end configured to be coupled to a source for rotating the drive element with respect to said stationary element about an axis of rotation, and a distal end having an axially extending surface; and a surgical element disposed within said stationary element for cutting tissue that is admitted through said opening, said surgical element having a portion removable connectable to said distal end of said drive element for transmitting driving torque from said drive element to said surgical element while allowing said surgical element at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, said portion having an -2a-axially extending surface that is engaged by the axially extending surface of said drive element during rotation thereof;
said distal region of said stationary element being at least partially closed distally of said opening to provide an abutment against which said drive element urges said surgical element during rotation to maintain said drive element and surgical element in torque-transmitting relation, said distal region being configured to maintain an amount by which said axially extending surfaces engage each other substantially constant throughout the rotation of the drive element.
Because the loose connection of the surgical element and the drive element, during use of the surgical element is able to align itself in the retaining element, offering a distinct advantage over devices in which a surgical element is rigidly attached to a drive element and may be undesirably off centre. In addition, the invention allows the use of a standard drive element with any number of different surgical elements, and further allows the use of drive elements and surgical elements made of materials that cannot be welded or otherwise rigidly attached to one another.
Preferred embodiments have the following features. The drive and surgical elements are both tubular with a passage provided for suction removal of cut tissue; the two elements are removably connected to ~~ae~~~:~.
each other by circumferentially spaced engaging portions arranged to permit two degrees of freedom of motion between the connected elements, one along the axis of rotation of the surgical element and the other transverse to the axis. The retaining element is a tube surrounding the drive and surgical elements and extending beyond the distal end of the surgical element to provide an abutment limiting the axial degree of freedom and thereby holding the portions together for torque transmission. The retaining element and the drive element include threaded regions that serve as abutments to capture the drive element in the retaining element.
The tube fits closely about the drive and surgical elements to limit the degrees of freedom transverse to the axis. The tube and the surgical element have co-operating cutting edges, with the tube having greater clearance around the drive element than around the surgical element, which can be achieved by providing a surgical element greater in diameter than the drive element, so that the cutting edges will fit closely while allowing an easy, non-binding fit around the drive element. Materials used in the device include stainless steel or plastic for the drive element. Other materials incompatible for welding or brazing may also be combined. Finally the drive rv !w v~
element may include curved portion or a flexible portion, where the flexible portion may extend within and conform to a curved portion in the retaining element.
In another aspect, the invention features an elongated, rotatable, non-metallic drive element, and a surgical element having a portion remavably connectable to the drive element for transmitting driving torque from the drive element t~ the surgical element, the surgical element being constructed of a metallic material sufficiently hard to remove tissue or bone during operation of the device.
Other advantages and features of the invention will be apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof and from the claims.
Referring first briefly to the drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a surgical device embodying the invention.
Figure 2 is a side view, partly in cross section, of the device of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the distal portion of the device of Figures 1 and 2, including the rigid outer tube, rotating inner tube, and blade tip.
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Figure 4 is an exploded view of the blade tip dnd the distal end of the inner tube of Figure 3, including the arrangement of portions by which the two pieces are connectable.
Figure 5 illustrates the use of the device of Figure 1 during surgery.
Figures 6 and 7 are side views, partly in cross section, of surgical devices having a curved distal portion, the first having inner tube flexible at its distal portion, and the second having an inner tube flexible along all its length.
Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a surgical device eg. for arthroscopic surgery on the knee, includes a rigid, stationary outer tube 12, within which rotates a rigid inner tube 14 (shown partly in dotted lines in Figure 2), and a separate removable blade 16, also formed as a tube. The distal erid of the outer tube 12 defines an opening 18 through which the blade 16 is exposed. Another opening 20 is defined in the blade 16. The sharpened edges 22 of the blade opening 20 co-operate with sharpened edges 24 of the outer tube opening 18 to shear tissue and bone during the operation of the device. In addition, the blade opening 20 aligns with the outer tube opening 18 periodically as the inner tube 14 rotates, thereby admitting tissue and bone fragments into the interior _ 6 _ , of the blade 16 arid connected inner tube 14. These fragments are then removed by suction through a central opening 26 in the inner tube 14 as described later in connection with Figure 5.
Device 10 further includes a hub 30 and a rotatable drive shaft 34. The proximal end of the outer tube 12 is rigidly mounted to the hub 30 at a sealed joint 36, while the proximal end of the inner tube 14 is mounted and sealed to the drive shaft 34, which rotates within the hub 30. The hub 30 and drive shaft 34 include short threaded portions 40 and 42 respectively, which after being engaged and screwed past each other, serve as abutments to prevent the drive shaft from sliding back out of the tube. A snap fit arrangement may be used instead of the threads to accomplish the same goal.
The device 10 may be disposable or reusable. For example, a disposable device designed for general purpose arthroscopic surgery will include an outer tube 12 and blade 16 made from stainless steel sufficiently hard to remove tissue of bone during operation of the device. The hub 30 and drive shaft 34 may be made of plastic, and the inner tube 14 may also be made of plastic since, as explained below in connection with Figures 3 and 4, the blade 16 need not be welded to the _ , _ ' " '? ~.? r 4~ ~ :~6 , inner tube. Reusable devices, however, will typically be made wholly of stainless steel.
Referring again to Figure 1, the blade 16 is sized relative to the outer tube opening 18 so that it cannot fall out of the opening. The distal end of the blade 16 abuts the distal, partially capped, end of the outer tube 12 and is radially restrained within the outer tube. In addition, the motor housing within a handpiece 50 (shown in Figure 5) presses axially on the drive shaft 34 to retain the connected inner tube 14 and blade 16 in close engagement with the outer tube 12.
Referring to Figures 3 and 4, the clearance between the blade 16 and the outer tube 12, if desired, can be made less than that between the inner tube 14 and the outer tube so that the blade maintains a closer fit with the inner walls of the outer tube 12 and provides good cutting. This difference in clearance can be achieved by making the outer diameter of the outer diameter of the blade 16 greater than that of the inner tube 14, or by stepping down the diameter of the outer tube 12 towards its distal end.
In an important aspect of the invention, the inner tube 14 is a thin-walled tube having a series of _ g _ u~ ~'3 C'' ~ cl y ~e V .~ ti 6 i.! .1..
circumferentially spaced portions 60 at its distal end, which engage with a corresponding series of portions 62 on the proximal end of the blade 16. The engaging portions 60 and 62 provide a loose attachment of the inner tube 14 and the blade 16 and transmit torque from the rotating inner tube to the blade within requiring a weld or other rigid attachment between the pieces. The loose attachment provides two degrees of freedom of motion between the tube 14 and the blade 16, one generally along the axis of rotation 64 of the blade, and one transverse to the axis. The corners of the engaging portions 60 and 62 are rounded to facilitate engagement of the inner tube 14 and the blade 16. In alternative embodiments, the walls of the engaging portions 60 and 62 on the tube 14 and the blade 16 niay be slightly sloped to further ease the engagement of the tube and the blade.
Allowing play between the inner tube 14 and the blade 16, and providing a blade which is separate from the inner tube, provides several advantages. During use of the device 10, for example, the blade 16 movably adjusts so that it rotates in alignment with the outer tube 12, because the blade is not rigidly attached to the inner tube 14 and is free to move relative to the inner tube. The separate inner tube and blade feature not only eliminates the expense and effort of welding, straightening, and centreless grinding the two pieces, but also avoids disadvantages of previously known welded blades and inner tubes, eg. adhesive wear on the blade and seizure, encountered when the blade is undesirably joined off-centre or at an angle to the inner tube. Furthermore, the present invention allows a standard inner tube to be joined with any number of different blades; and tubes and blades made of materials that are difficult or impossible to weld or braze together, eg. ceramics, harder metals, and plastics, can nonetheless, be used together effectively.
Figure 6 shows a particularly advantageous use of the invention in a surgical device 90 having a curved distal portion. The device 90 has an outer tube 92, which is similar to the outer tube 12 described above in connection with Figures 1 to 5, except that the outer tube 92 is curbed at a distal portion 92a so that it conforms with the curved portion 92a of the outer tube. Removably connected to the distal end of the inner tube 94 is a blade tip 96, similar to blade tip 16 described above in connection with Figures 1 to 5. In alternative embodiments (now shown), the inner tube 94 can be made of a solid flexible plastic in the distal portion 94a, or otherwise made flexible, instead of being slotted.
Referring to Figure 7, an inner tube 100, similar to the inner tubes 14 and 94 described in connection with Figures 1 to 5 and Figure 6, can be formed of a solid plastic material flexible along its lf:ngth so that it conforms to a curved portion 102a in an outer tube 102. Alternative embodiments (now shown) include an inner tube slotted, or otherwise made flexible along its length, and further include surgical devices in which the outer tube itself is flexible, eg. so that it can be directed through a catheter arrangement used during surgery on the back and hip regions of the body.
Referring to Figure 5, in use, the proximal end of the drive shaft 34 is fitted in a handpiece 50, which includes a motor (not shown) for rotating the drive shaft 34, inner tube 14, and blade tip 16 (shown in Figures 1 to 2). An example of such a handpiece is described in US Patent No. 4,705,038. For arthroscopic surgery of the knee, the device is inserted onto the distal end oi= a handpiece 50 and then introduced through a puncture wound 70 into a knee joint 72, below the patella. Light is projected into the joint 72 i'!~ 7 ~-.~ ~ v 'i l-.J v :_r c5 if through a second puncture wound 74 by a fibre optic light source 76. A visual image of the surgical site is then returned through a separate optical path to a television camera 76 and displayed on a television screen 80 for the surgeon to view. (Alternatively, the surgeon can view the image through an eyepiece, or the image can be recorded).
To rotate the inner tube 14 and blade 16, the surgeon activates a motor (not shown) in the handpiece 50, which is connected to a power supply 56. During surgery, the joint 72 is inflated with fluid intrpduced through a third puncture wound 82 by a fluid source 84. The fluid distends the joint 72, flushes blood out of the joint to given the surgeon a clear view of the area, and carries away any cut tissue. Viewing the image of the site on the television screen 80, the surgeon progressively cuts away the synovial tissue by moving the device 10 from side to side and axially.
Tissue fragments cut by the device 10 and fluids are simultaneously withdrawn from the site through the opening 26 in the inner tube 14 ir1 response to suction applied by a vacuum source 88.
It will be appreciated that the device described above can have additional embodiments. For example, many types of arthroscopic cutting elements can be used as an alternative to the blade shown and described. These tools include shavers, cutters and abraders as described in US Patent Nos. 4,203,444, 4,274,414, 4,522,206, 4,662,371, 4,834,'729 and 4,842,578, all of which are assigned to the assignees of the present invention.
Other embodiments are within the following claims.
Claims (64)
1. A rotatable surgical device comprising a rotatable drive element; a surgical element with a removably connectable portion to said drive element transmitting drive torque from said drive element to said surgical element and a retaining element maintaining said drive and surgical elements in torque transmitting relation during operation of said device wherein said surgical element is allowed at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, wherein said surgical element itself further comprises circumferentially spaced portions arranged to engage with corresponding portions of said drive element so as to receive torque from said drive element, while permitting said surgical element to be separated from said drive element, said surgical element during rotation has at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element permitting said surgical element to align itself relative to said retaining element during rotation.
2. A device according to claim 1 wherein a degree of freedom is transverse to the axis of rotation of said surgical element and said retaining element surrounds said drive and surgical elements to limit said freedom of motion, while permitting said surgical element to align itself relative to said retaining element during rotation.
3. A device according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein a degree of freedom is along the axis of rotation of said surgical element and said retaining element provides an abutment adjacent to said surgical element to limit said freedom of motion.
4. A device according to claim 3 wherein said abutment is at the distal end of said surgical element.
5. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein the retaining element surrounds said drive and surgical elements to limit a transverse freedom of motion and provides an abutment adjacent to said surgical element to limit a freedom of motion along the axis of rotation, while permitting said surgical element to align itself relative to said retaining element during rotation.
6. A device according to claim 5 wherein said retaining element is a generally cylindrical tube surrounding said drive and surgical elements, said tube having a portion extending beyond the distal end of said surgical element to provide said abutment.
7. A device of claim 6 wherein said drive element is an elongated member rotatable within said tube, and said surgical element is removably connectable to the distal end of said elongated member.
8. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 wherein said drive and surgical elements each have circumferentially spaced portions arranged to engage to transmit torque from said drive element to said surgical element while permitting said drive and surgical elements to be separated.
9. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 including a passage means to permit surgically removed bone or tissue to be withdrawn from said device through said passage means by suction.
10. A device according to claim 9 wherein said passage means extends through the interior of said drive element and said surgical element.
11. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 wherein said retaining element and said surgical element have edges arranged to interact to provide surgical cutting as said drive element rotates.
12. A device according to any one of clams 1 to 11 wherein said retaining element is a generally cylindrical tube surrounding said drive and surgical elements, wherein the clearnace between said tube and said surgical element is less than the clearnace between said tube and said drive element.
13. A device according to claim 12 wherein said surgical element has an outside diameter larger than that of said drive element, so that the clearance between said drive element and said tube is less than the clearance between said drive element and said tube.
14. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 13 wherein said drive and surgical elements are of different materials.
15. A device according to claim 14 wherein said surgical element is metal and said drive element is a non-metal.
16. A device according to claim 14 wherein said materials are incompatible for welding or brazing.
17. A device according to anyone of claims 1 to 16 wherein said drive element has a curved portion.
18. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 17 wherein said drive element has a flexible portion.
19. A device according to claim 18 wherein said drive element is flexible along its entire length.
20. A device according to any one of claims 17 to 19 wherein said retaining element has a curved portion, and said flexible portion of said drive element extends within and conforms to said curved portion.
21. A device according to any one of claims 6 to 20 wherein said drive element is adapted to be retained within said tube.
22. A device according to claim 21 wherein the retaining element and a proximal end of said drive element each include an abutment for retaining said drive element within said tube.
23. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 27 wherein said drive element is constructed of plastic material.
24. A surgical instrument comprising a handpiece engaging the rotatable surgical device as claimed in claim 1.
25. An instrument according to claim 24 wherein said handpiece contains a motor for rotating said drive element.
26. An instrument according to claim 24 or claim 25 wherein said handpiece includes a port connectable to a suction device.
27. A rotatable surgical device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the surgical element is replaceable.
28. A device having an element according to claim 27 wherein said portion of said surgical element has two degrees of freedom relative to said drive element, one degree of freedom being transverse to the axis of rotation of said surgical element and the other being along said axis.
29. A device having a surgical element according to any one of claims 27 to 28 further comprising an interior passage arranged to communicate with a corresponding passage in said drive element to permit surgically removed bone or tissue to be withdrawn through said passages by suction.
30. A device having an element according to any one of clams 27 to 29 having edges arranged to interact with corresponding edges of said retaining element to provide surgical cutting as said drive element rotates.
31. A rotatable surgical device comprising:
a stationary element having an opening disposed in a distal region thereof for admitting tissue;
a rotatable drive element disposed within said stationary element, said drive element having a proximal end configured to be coupled to a source for rotating the drive element with respect to said stationary element about an axis of rotation, and a distal end having an axially extending surface; and a surgical element disposed within said stationary element for cutting tissue that is admitted through said opening, said surgical element having a portion removable connectable to said distal end of said drive element for transmitting driving torque from said drive element to said surgical element while allowing said surgical element at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, said portion having an axially extending surface that is engaged by the axially extending surface of said drive element during rotation thereof;
said distal region of said stationary element being at least partially closed distally of said opening to provide an abutment against which said drive element urges said surgical element during rotation to maintain said drive element and surgical element in torque-transmitting relation, said distal region being configured to maintain an amount by which said axially extending surfaces engage each other substantially constant throughout the rotation of the drive element.
a stationary element having an opening disposed in a distal region thereof for admitting tissue;
a rotatable drive element disposed within said stationary element, said drive element having a proximal end configured to be coupled to a source for rotating the drive element with respect to said stationary element about an axis of rotation, and a distal end having an axially extending surface; and a surgical element disposed within said stationary element for cutting tissue that is admitted through said opening, said surgical element having a portion removable connectable to said distal end of said drive element for transmitting driving torque from said drive element to said surgical element while allowing said surgical element at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, said portion having an axially extending surface that is engaged by the axially extending surface of said drive element during rotation thereof;
said distal region of said stationary element being at least partially closed distally of said opening to provide an abutment against which said drive element urges said surgical element during rotation to maintain said drive element and surgical element in torque-transmitting relation, said distal region being configured to maintain an amount by which said axially extending surfaces engage each other substantially constant throughout the rotation of the drive element.
32. The device of claim 31 wherein said at least one degree of freedom of motion includes a degree of freedom of motion that is transverse to the axis of rotation, said stationary element limiting said degree of freedom of motion transverse to the axis of rotation, while permitting said surgical element to align itself relative to said stationary element during rotation.
33. The device of claim 31 wherein said stationary element comprises a generally cylindrical tube, said drive element is an elongated member rotatable within said cylindrical tube, and said surgical element is removably connectable to a distal end of said elongated member.
34. The device of claim 33 wherein said stationary element is further constructed to retain at least a portion of said drive element within said cylindrical tube.
35. The device of claim 34 wherein said cylindrical tube and said proximal end of said drive element each include an abutment for retaining said portion of said drive element within said cylindrical tube.
36. The device of claim 35 wherein said stationary element and said proximal end of said drive element are threaded to provide said abutment.
37. The device of claim 31 or 33 wherein said drive and surgical elements each have circumferentially spaced portions which include said axially extending surfaces and which are arranged so that said axially extending surfaces engage each other to transmit torque from said drive element to said surgical element, while permitting said removable connection between said drive and surgical elements.
38. The device of claim 31 further comprising a passage disposed between said surgical element and said proximal end of said drive element to permit surgically removed body material to be withdrawn from said device through said passage by suction.
39. The device of claim 38 wherein said passage extends through the interior of said drive element and said surgical element.
40. The device of claim 31 wherein said opening in said stationary element, and said surgical element, have edges arranged to interact to provide surgical cutting as said drive element rotates.
41. The device of claim 31 wherein said stationary element comprises a generally cylindrical tube within which said drive element and said surgical element are disposed, and a clearance between said cylindrical tube and said surgical element is less than a clearance between said cylindrical tube and said drive element.
42. The device of claim 41 wherein said surgical element has an outside diameter larger than that of said drive element, so that the clearance between said surgical element and said cylindrical tube is less than the clearance between said drive element and said cylindrical tube.
43. The device of claim 31 wherein said drive and surgical elements are of different materials.
44. The device of claim 43 wherein said different materials are incompatible for welding or brazing.
45. The device of claim 44 wherein said drive element comprises a nonmetallic material and said surgical element comprises a metal.
46. The device of claim 45 wherein said drive element comprises plastic.
47. The device of claim 31 wherein said surgical element is replaceable.
48. A rotatable surgical device comprising:
a stationary element having an opening disposed in a distal region thereof for admitting tissue;
a rotatable drive element disposed within said stationary element, said drive element having a proximal end configured to be coupled to a source for rotating the drive element with respect to said stationary element about an axis of rotation, and a distal end having an axially extending surface;
a handpiece for rotating said drive element; and a surgical element disposed within said stationary element for cutting tissue that is admitted through said opening, said surgical element having a proximal portion removably connectable to said distal end of said drive element for transmitting driving torque from said drive element to said surgical element while allowing said surgical element at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, said proximal portion having an axially extending surface that is engaged by the axially extending surface of said drive element during rotation thereof;
said distal region of said stationary element being at least partially closed distally of said opening to provide an abutment against which said drive element urges said surgical element during rotation to maintain said drive element and surgical element in torque-transmitting relation, said distal region being configured to maintain an amount by which said axially extending surfaces engage each other substantially constant throughout the rotation of the drive element.
a stationary element having an opening disposed in a distal region thereof for admitting tissue;
a rotatable drive element disposed within said stationary element, said drive element having a proximal end configured to be coupled to a source for rotating the drive element with respect to said stationary element about an axis of rotation, and a distal end having an axially extending surface;
a handpiece for rotating said drive element; and a surgical element disposed within said stationary element for cutting tissue that is admitted through said opening, said surgical element having a proximal portion removably connectable to said distal end of said drive element for transmitting driving torque from said drive element to said surgical element while allowing said surgical element at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, said proximal portion having an axially extending surface that is engaged by the axially extending surface of said drive element during rotation thereof;
said distal region of said stationary element being at least partially closed distally of said opening to provide an abutment against which said drive element urges said surgical element during rotation to maintain said drive element and surgical element in torque-transmitting relation, said distal region being configured to maintain an amount by which said axially extending surfaces engage each other substantially constant throughout the rotation of the drive element.
49. The device of claim 48 wherein said handpiece contains a motor for rotating said drive element.
50. The device of claim 48 wherein said handpiece includes a port connectable to a suction device.
51. The device of claim 50 further comprising a passage disposed between said surgical element and said suction port to permit surgically removed body material to be withdrawn from said device through said passage by suction through said passage and said suction port.
52. The device of claim 51 wherein said passage extends through the interior of said drive element and said surgical element.
53. The device of claim 38 or 51 wherein said body material comprises tissue.
54. The device of claim 38 or 51 wherein said body material comprises bone.
55. The device of claim 48 wherein said surgical element has two degrees of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, a second said degree of freedom of motion being transverse to the axis of rotation, said stationary element limiting said second degree of freedom of motion transverse to the axis of rotation while permitting said surgical element to align itself relative to said stationary element during rotation.
56. The device of claim 31 or 48 wherein said stationary element includes a curved portion, a portion of said drive element being flexible and disposed within said curved portion.
57. The device of claim 31 or 48 wherein said drive element is flexible along at least a portion of a length thereof.
58. The device of claim 57 wherein said drive element is flexible along a major portion of said length.
59. The device of claim 31 or 48 wherein said stationary element is configured to maintain the axis of rotation of said drive element substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of said surgical element at least in a region in which said distal end of said drive element engages said portion of said surgical element.
60. The device of claim 59 wherein said stationary element is configured to maintain said axes of rotation substantially coincident.
61. The device of claim 31 or 48 wherein said stationary element is substantially straight at least in a region in which said distal end of said drive element engages said portion of said surgical element.
62. The device of claim 31 or 48 wherein said stationary element is configured to maintain said axially extending surfaces of said drive element in substantially full engagement with said axially extending surfaces of said surgical element during said rotation.
63. A rotatable surgical device comprising:
a stationary element having an opening disposed in a distal region thereof for admitting tissue;
a drive element disposed within said stationary element, said drive element being rotatable with respect to said stationary element about an axis of rotation and having a plurality of spaced tabs each of which includes a pair of axially extending edges that terminate at a surface disposed transversely to said edges; and a surgical element disposed within said stationary element for cutting tissue that is admitted through said opening, said surgical element having a portion removable connectable to said drive element for transmitting driving torque from said drive element to said surgical element while allowing said surgical element at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, said portion having a plurality of spaced tabs configured to be disposed between said spaced tabs of said drive element, each of said spaced tabs of said portion including a pair of axially extending edges that terminate at a surface disposed transversely to said axially extending edges of said portion and that engage said axially extending edges of said spaced tabs of said drive element;
said distal region of said stationary element being at least partially closed distally of said opening to provide an abutment against which said drive element urges said surgical element during rotation to maintain said drive element and said surgical element in torque-transmitting relation, said distal region being configured to maintain one of said axially extending edges of each of said spaced tabs of said drive element in engagement with one of said axially extending edges of each of said spaced tabs of said surgical element throughout the rotation of the drive element.
a stationary element having an opening disposed in a distal region thereof for admitting tissue;
a drive element disposed within said stationary element, said drive element being rotatable with respect to said stationary element about an axis of rotation and having a plurality of spaced tabs each of which includes a pair of axially extending edges that terminate at a surface disposed transversely to said edges; and a surgical element disposed within said stationary element for cutting tissue that is admitted through said opening, said surgical element having a portion removable connectable to said drive element for transmitting driving torque from said drive element to said surgical element while allowing said surgical element at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to said drive element, said portion having a plurality of spaced tabs configured to be disposed between said spaced tabs of said drive element, each of said spaced tabs of said portion including a pair of axially extending edges that terminate at a surface disposed transversely to said axially extending edges of said portion and that engage said axially extending edges of said spaced tabs of said drive element;
said distal region of said stationary element being at least partially closed distally of said opening to provide an abutment against which said drive element urges said surgical element during rotation to maintain said drive element and said surgical element in torque-transmitting relation, said distal region being configured to maintain one of said axially extending edges of each of said spaced tabs of said drive element in engagement with one of said axially extending edges of each of said spaced tabs of said surgical element throughout the rotation of the drive element.
64. The device of claim 63 wherein said axially extending edges of said tabs of said drive element and said surgical element are disposed substantially parallel to said axis of said device.
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