CN106551736A - Hold handle and hit handle device - Google Patents

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CN106551736A
CN106551736A CN201510639387.XA CN201510639387A CN106551736A CN 106551736 A CN106551736 A CN 106551736A CN 201510639387 A CN201510639387 A CN 201510639387A CN 106551736 A CN106551736 A CN 106551736A
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张旭东
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30Joints
    • A61F2/46Special tools or methods for implanting or extracting artificial joints, accessories, bone grafts or substitutes, or particular adaptations therefor
    • A61F2/4603Special tools or methods for implanting or extracting artificial joints, accessories, bone grafts or substitutes, or particular adaptations therefor for insertion or extraction of endoprosthetic joints or of accessories thereof
    • A61F2/4607Special tools or methods for implanting or extracting artificial joints, accessories, bone grafts or substitutes, or particular adaptations therefor for insertion or extraction of endoprosthetic joints or of accessories thereof of hip femoral endoprostheses
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/30Joints
    • A61F2/46Special tools or methods for implanting or extracting artificial joints, accessories, bone grafts or substitutes, or particular adaptations therefor
    • A61F2/4603Special tools or methods for implanting or extracting artificial joints, accessories, bone grafts or substitutes, or particular adaptations therefor for insertion or extraction of endoprosthetic joints or of accessories thereof

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Abstract

The invention discloses one kind holds handle hits handle device, it is applied to operate prosthesis handle, the prosthesis handle includes conehead and handle hole, it is described hold handle and hit handle device include fix bar and rotating bar, described fix bar one end connects the handle hole, the rotating bar can rotationally connect the fix bar, and one end has the slotted eye for fastening the conehead.Fix bar attended operation hole in the present invention, rotating bar fasten conehead, and rotating bar rotates the bar that is connected, triangle is formed between the attachment structure, by compounding practice fix bar and rotating bar, so as to clamp or loosen prosthesis handle, capturing and tap implantation to prosthesis handle is realized.

Description

Hold handle and hit handle device
Technical field
The present invention relates to the full hip of artificial hip joint and half hip replacement surgery instrument.
Background technology
At present, in artificial hip joint replacing operation, one of most-often used apparatus is prosthesis handle implantation device. The common prosthesis handle implantation device of market Shang Ge companies is all to realize prosthesis handle and apparatus connection using helicitic texture It is integrated, while having U-shaped anti-rotational slot structure to realize top rake is adjusted in art, the structure has following Shortcoming:(1) need to be connected with prosthesis handle by rotating the threaded rod of apparatus when prosthesis handle is installed, work as prosthese After handle implantation in place, connection is released also again by rotating threaded rod, this operation is relatively time-consuming; (2) as threaded connection has gap (even if improving accuracy of screw machining) when tapping prosthesis handle, cause In prosthesis handle, screw thread is damaged, and such case Jing in clinic often occurs apparatus and is difficult to feelings are unloaded from prosthesis handle Condition, affects operation technique and loses time, increased the risk of patient's infection.Simultaneously even more serious feelings When condition is revision procedure to be done in the future to patient, bring difficulty when taking prosthesis handle.Additionally, false in the market The specification and wide variety of body handle, during shank body different according to different operation Demand Design exploitations, generally according to The architectural feature of specific shank body, the special supporting apparatus of design, if for different indications and performed the operation The demand of Cheng Butong, producer may develop the shank body of many different structure specifications, so will result in and match somebody with somebody Set apparatus is various in style, stock buildup, while increasing production cost, if it is possible to design for difference The prosthesis handle of type is captured and is tapped the apparatus of implantation and had very big realistic meaning.
The content of the invention
For problems of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention goes for difference to provide one kind The handle of holding of the prosthesis handle of species hits handle device, while also ensuring that hold of the apparatus in art, it is ensured that shank body Implantation process is stablized, while can also realize easy to operate, saves operating time.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme is as follows:
One kind is held handle and hits handle device, is applied to operate prosthesis handle, the prosthesis handle to include conehead and handle hole, Described device includes fix bar and rotating bar, and described fix bar one end connects the handle hole, the rotation Bar can rotationally connect the fix bar, and one end has the slotted eye for fastening the conehead.
In an optional embodiment, in the slotted eye, cushion pad is provided with.
In an optional embodiment, described fix bar one end connects hydraulic quick coupler, and the hydraulic quick coupler is matched somebody with somebody Close handle hole described in grafting.
In an optional embodiment, described fix bar one end is provided with is easy to the hydraulic quick coupler insertion Engaging hole, offers screwed hole, is equipped with bolt on the screwed hole on the side wall of the engaging hole, To lean the fixation hydraulic quick coupler.
In an optional embodiment, the first elongated hole is provided with the middle part of the rotating bar, in the fix bar Portion is provided with the second elongated hole, and a live axle passes through first elongated hole and second elongated hole, makes the rotation Bar rotates the connection fix bar.
In an optional embodiment, the live axle is Step Shaft, and its end is equipped with fixed cover.
In an optional embodiment, pivot in the fix bar and be provided with fixing tooth bar, the fixed cover On be provided with projection, the fixing tooth bar card matches somebody with somebody the projection.
In an optional embodiment, described rotating bar one end is provided with the slotted eye, and the other end is operation End, the operating side protrudes from the fix bar.
In an optional embodiment, also including long tooth bar and lever, the long tooth bar is suspended in described In fix bar, described lever one end is slidably matched the long tooth bar, operating side described in other end backup.
In an optional embodiment, the first spring between the operating side and the fix bar, is also folded with, The long tooth bar is pivotally connected the fix bar, is provided with second spring in the fix bar, and described second The one end of spring top by the long tooth bar.
The beneficial effects of the present invention is, compared with prior art, in the present invention, fix bar connects the present invention Handle hole, rotating bar fasten conehead, and rotating bar rotates the bar that is connected, triangle is formed between attachment structure, By compounding practice fix bar and rotating bar, so as to clamp or loosen prosthesis handle, realization is held to prosthesis handle Take and tap implantation.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings the present invention is described in further detail:
Fig. 1 be the present invention hold the main structure diagram that handle hits one embodiment of handle device;
Fig. 2 be the present invention hold the side structure schematic view that handle hits one embodiment of handle device;
Fig. 3 be the present invention hold the decomposition texture schematic diagram that handle hits one embodiment of handle device;
Fig. 4 be the present invention hold the bolt fastening structure schematic diagram that handle hits one embodiment of handle device;
Fig. 5 be the present invention hold the use state schematic front view that handle hits one embodiment of handle device;
Fig. 6 be the present invention hold the use state schematic side view that handle hits one embodiment of handle device.
Specific embodiment
Embody feature of present invention to describe in detail in the following description with the exemplary embodiments of advantage.Ying Li Solution is that the present invention can have various changes in different embodiments, and which is all without departing from the present invention's Scope, and explanation therein and accompanying drawing are inherently to be illustrated as being used, and be not used to limit the present invention.
Figures 1 and 2 show that the present invention's holds the structure chart that handle hits one embodiment of handle device, such as Fig. 1 and Tu Shown in 2, the embodiment includes fix bar 1 and rotating bar 2.Wherein, fix bar 1 includes operating side 12 and bare terminal end 11, engaging hole 110 is provided with bare terminal end 11, in the lump with reference to shown in Fig. 4.Rotate Bar 2 rotates connection motion bar 1, including operating side 22 and bare terminal end 21, is provided with groove on bare terminal end 21 Hole 210, with reference to shown in Fig. 3.
The present invention hold handle hit handle device be applied to operate prosthesis handle 9, with reference to shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, prosthese Handle 9 includes conehead 91 and handle hole 92.The connection hydraulic quick coupler 8 of engaging hole 110 in the present embodiment, Grafting handle hole 92 is coordinated by hydraulic quick coupler 8, the structure of hydraulic quick coupler 8 is designed to and handle hole 92 Respective outer side edges, because the structure of shank body handle hole 92 is different, hydraulic quick coupler 8 is designed to various types of with market 92 structure of type handle hole is consistent, is suitable for difference shank bodies and carries out holding the purpose that handle hits handle to reach.The present embodiment In slotted eye 210 fasten conehead 91.Rotating bar 2 rotates the junction of the bar 1 that is connected, hydraulic quick coupler Fasten with slotted eye 210 at 8 insertion operation holes 92, it is solid by compounding practice Fixed pole 1 and rotating bar 2, so as to clamp or loosen prosthesis handle 9, realize capturing and tapping to prosthesis handle 9 Implantation.
In the embodiment, the middle part of fix bar 1 is provided with the second elongated hole 13, second elongated hole 13 it is upper Side (near the direction of operating side 12) is provided with the first ear mount 14, and the top of the first ear mount 14 is located at behaviour The second ear mount 15 is provided with the lower section for making end 12.
Operating side 12 in the embodiment is a round handle, facilitates hand-held.As shown in figure 4, folder Hold and through hole 112 is also threaded on the 110 side wall of engaging hole on end 11, with fitted bolt 111.Hurry up In 8 one end of changing-over insertion engaging hole 110, and fixation is leaned by the bolt 111
In the embodiment, the operating side 22 of rotating bar 2 is bar shaped mounting structure, protrudes from fix bar 1. Grooved hole 210 is set on bare terminal end 21, conehead 91 is protected from abrasion when being and fastening conehead 91, at this Cushion pad 211 is provided with slotted eye, the cushion pad 211 can be made of rubber, plastic or other material.Turn The first elongated hole 23 is provided with the middle part of lever 2, a live axle 6 passes through the first elongated hole 23 and the second elongated hole 13, Rotating bar 2 is made to rotate the bar 1 that is connected, its junction point is adjustable.
In the embodiment, live axle 6 is Step Shaft, and its end is equipped with fixed cover, sets on fixed cover It is equipped with projection 61.Fixing tooth bar 3 has been pivotally connected in first ear mount 14 of fix bar 1, tooth bar 3 has been fixed One end is connecting portion, is pivotally connected with the first ear mount 14, and it is bar tooth 32 to fix 3 other end of tooth bar, should The card of bar tooth 32 matches somebody with somebody projection 61, to fix live axle 6 so that connection position of the rotating bar 2 relative to fix bar 1 Put and immobilize.It is also equipped with the spring 33 of restoring force is provided to fix tooth bar 3 in fix bar 1, with side Just release and when fixing, fix 3 homing of tooth bar.The fixing fixed rack can be real with the matching design of live axle Can guarantee that live axle will not stably be vertically moved when now tapping operating side, hit handle device and be connected with shank body releasing When, live axle is loosened by pushing tooth bar aside and both are taken apart, it is ensured that operation is time saving and energy saving, save operating time.
In the embodiment, also there is long tooth bar 4 by the second ear mount 15 is pivotally mounted, be suspended in fix bar 1 On, 4 one end of long tooth bar is installation end 41, is pivotally connected with the second ear mount 15, and the other end is bar tooth 42. As shown in figure 3, being provided with second spring 43, second spring 43 on the position of the second ear mount 15 Lean the installation end 41 of long tooth bar 4.Be additionally provided with lever 5 in 2 end of rotating bar, lever 5 with 22 backup of operating side welds together, it is also possible to extends to operating side 22 and can be connected with long tooth bar 4, At this moment the end of operating side 22 is used as lever.5 one end of lever is slidably matched long tooth bar 4, And with the structure matched with bar tooth 42,5 other end backup operating side 22 of lever, pushed away by hand-held Dynamic lever 5 rotates relative to fix bar 1 driving rotating bar 2.
In the embodiment, the first spring 7 is also equipped with fix bar 1, the first spring 7 is located in behaviour Make between the body of rod of end 22 and fix bar 1, to provide restoring force as rotating bar 1.With live axle 6 as fulcrum, When long tooth bar 4 and fixing tooth bar 3 are fixed, double stable triangular structures are defined, it is ensured that hold handle and hit handle mistake The stability in the large of journey, slips between apparatus and shank body when effectively can prevent from hitting handle.
Hydraulic quick coupler 8 as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, is inserted engaging hole 110 by the implementation process of the embodiment In, and fixed by bolt 111, then by the other end insertion operation hole 92 of hydraulic quick coupler 8, and turn Move stationary state.Then tooth bar 3 will be fixed to depress, the projection 61 on live axle 6 is engaged so that rotate Bar 2 is fixed.Finally long tooth bar 4 is combined with lever 5, and is clamped lever 5 so that rotating bar 2 Rotate relative to fix bar 1, until slotted eye 210 fastens conehead 91.Now, device of the invention is complete It is fixedly connected prosthesis handle 9, it is possible to achieve the percussion implant procedure to prosthesis handle 9.
After completing aforesaid operations, open and fix tooth bar 3 and long tooth bar 4, in the presence of the first spring 7, Rotating bar 2 rotates, and slotted eye 210 is disengaged with conehead 92.Fix bar 1 is rotated further by, finally from operation Hydraulic quick coupler 8 is taken out in hole 92.The device of the present invention is now taken out, bolt 111 is turned in other positions, Hydraulic quick coupler 8 is removed, the playback such as tooth bar 3, long tooth bar 4 and lever 5 is fixed, by the device of the present invention Properly preserve.
The present invention is simple to operate, and due to stability height, can holding meanss and prosthese in unloading process Stablizing between handle 9, it is to avoid unnecessary collision is caused to prosthesis handle 9, destroys the fixation of prosthesis handle 9. Additionally, the present invention will not occur the problem of operation failure, the effectiveness of operation is improved.
Technical scheme is disclosed as above by alternative embodiment.Those skilled in the art should realize To the institute in the case of without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention disclosed in appended claims of the invention The change of work and retouching, belong within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

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1. one kind is held handle and hits handle device, is applied to operate prosthesis handle, the prosthesis handle to include conehead and operation Hole, it is characterised in that it is described hold handle and hit handle device include fix bar and rotating bar, described fix bar one end connects The handle hole is connect, the rotating bar can rotationally connect the fix bar, and one end has fastening institute State the slotted eye of conehead.
2. handle is held as claimed in claim 1 and hits handle device, it is characterised in that be provided with the slotted eye slow Punching pad.
3. handle is held as claimed in claim 1 and hits handle device, it is characterised in that fix bar one end connection Hydraulic quick coupler, the hydraulic quick coupler coordinate handle hole described in grafting.
4. handle is held as claimed in claim 3 and hits handle device, it is characterised in that described fix bar one end is arranged There is the engaging hole for being easy to the hydraulic quick coupler insertion, screwed hole is offered on the side wall of the engaging hole, institute State, to lean the fixation hydraulic quick coupler.
5. handle is held as claimed in claim 1 and hits handle device, it is characterised in that arrange in the middle part of the rotating bar Have the first elongated hole, in the middle part of the fix bar, be provided with the second elongated hole, a live axle through first elongated hole and Second elongated hole, makes the rotating bar rotate the connection fix bar.
6. handle is held as claimed in claim 5 and hits handle device, it is characterised in that the live axle is Step Shaft, Its end is equipped with fixed cover.
7. handle is held as claimed in claim 6 and hits handle device, it is characterised in that pivot in the fix bar and set Fixing tooth bar is equipped with, projection on the fixed cover, is provided with, the fixing tooth bar card matches somebody with somebody the projection.
8. handle is held as claimed in claim 5 and hits handle device, it is characterised in that described rotating bar one end is arranged There is the slotted eye, the other end is operating side, and the operating side protrudes from the fix bar.
9. handle is held as claimed in claim 8 and hits handle device, it is characterised in that also including long tooth bar and operation Handle, the long tooth bar are suspended in the fix bar, and described lever one end is slidably matched the long tooth bar, Operating side described in other end backup.
10. hold handle as claimed in claim 8 and hit handle device, it is characterised in that the operating side with it is described First spring is folded between fix bar also, the long tooth bar is pivotally connected the fix bar, the fixation Second spring is provided with bar, the second spring leans one end of the long tooth bar.
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