Instrument set for separatng modular ceramic hip-joint implants

• Main Authors: BERTMARING, HENDRIK, HAUSSLER, KIM LARS, RICHTER, SARAH, RASCHKE, MARITA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.06.2016
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

The invention relates to an instrument set for removing a ceramic cup insert (1) from a metal shell (2) of a hip-joint implant. For cost-effective and efficient removal of a ceramic cup insert (1) from a metal shell (2) of a hip-joint implant, an instrument set is proposed, wherein the instrument set is composed of a holding element (3), a securing device (4) connectable to the holding element (3), at least one spacer (5) and a head (6), wherein the holding element (3) has, at one of its ends, an adapter device (7) for securing the head (6), the head (6) has an adapter location (8) for securing the adapter device (7), the holding element (3) has, at its other end, a coupling device (9) for a tool for rotating the holding element (3) about its longitudinal axis (10), and the holding element (3) has an adjusting thread (11) on its circumferential surface, wherein the securing device (4) is equipped with an inner thread and can be turned on the adjusting thread (11) in the longitudinal axis (10) of the holding element (3), and at least one spacer (5) is arranged on the securing device (4) and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis (10) of the holding element (3) in the direction of the adapter device (7).