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Orthopaedic cutting instrument and methodRelated Patent Categories: Surgery, Instruments, Orthopedic Instrumentation, Orthopedic Cutting InstrumentOrthopaedic cutting instrument and method description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060229624, Orthopaedic cutting instrument and method. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to orthopaedic cutting instruments used in orthopaedic surgery. In particular, the invention relates to powered instruments used to resect tissue. BACKGROUND [0002] Orthopaedic surgical procedures exist to treat a wide variety of conditions of the bones and joints of the human body. For example, procedures exist to remove damaged or diseased tissues such as bone tumors. Procedures also exist to replace damaged or diseased tissues such as joint replacement surgery in which the articular ends of the bones forming a joint are removed and replaced with prosthetic bearing components. During such procedures, tissue is removed from the surgical site using tissue cutting instruments such as saws, drills, shavers, and grinders. [0003] Many surgical procedures are now performed with surgical navigation systems in which sensors detect tracking elements attached in known relationship to an object in the surgical suite such as a surgical instrument, implant, or patient body part. The sensor information is fed to a computer that then triangulates the position of the tracking elements within the surgical navigation system coordinate system. Thus the computer can resolve the position and orientation of the object and display the position and orientation for surgeon guidance. For example, the position and orientation can be shown superimposed on an image of the patient's anatomy obtained via X-ray, CT scan, ultrasound, or other imaging technology. SUMMARY [0004] The present invention provides an orthopaedic cutting instrument and methods. [0005] In one aspect of the invention, an orthopaedic cutting instrument includes a drive mechanism, a cutter coupled to the drive mechanism, means for driving the drive mechanism to produce oscillating rotary motion of the cutter; and means for adjusting the angular amplitude of the oscillating rotary motion. [0006] In another aspect of the invention, an orthopaedic cutting instrument includes a handpiece including a motor, an elongated shaft extending from the handpiece and defining a shaft centerline, the shaft being coupled to the motor to transmit rotary motion from the motor, a cutter coupled to the shaft, and a control unit for driving the motor to produce oscillating rotary motion of the cutter about the shaft centerline. [0007] In another aspect of the invention, an orthopaedic cutting instrument includes a drive mechanism, a cutter coupled to the drive mechanism, and means for driving the drive mechanism to preferentially cut relatively hard tissue and spare relatively soft tissue. [0008] In another aspect of the invention, an orthopaedic cutting instrument includes a drive mechanism, a cutter coupled to the drive mechanism, means for tracking the cutter within a surgical navigation coordinate system, means for defining a cut zone within the surgical navigation coordinate system corresponding to a portion of the surgical site, means for driving the drive mechanism to cause the cutter to cut tissue when the cutter is within the cut zone, and means for stopping the drive mechanism to cause the cutter to cease cutting tissue when the cutter is outside of the cut zone. [0009] In another aspect of the invention, a method of cutting tissue at a surgical site includes introducing a cutter into a surgical site; driving the cutter to preferentially cut relatively hard tissues as opposed to relatively soft tissues; and manipulating the cutter within the surgical site to morselize relatively hard tissues. [0010] In another aspect of the invention, a method of cutting tissue at a surgical site includes introducing a cutter into a surgical site; tracking the position of the cutter with a surgical navigation system; and driving the cutter with cutter position dependent drive inputs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0011] Various examples of the present invention will be discussed with reference to the appended drawings. These drawings depict only illustrative examples of the invention and are not to be considered limiting of its scope. [0012] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an illustrative orthopaedic cutting instrument according to the present invention including a set of modular cutter heads; [0013] FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1; [0014] FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of a controller for the orthopaedic cutting instrument of FIG. 1; [0015] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a drive input for producing oscillating cutter head motion; [0016] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a drive input for producing rotating cutter head motion; [0017] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a drive input for producing combined oscillating and rotating cutter head motion; [0018] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of one of the cutter heads of FIG. 1; [0019] FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view of the cutter head of FIG. 7; [0020] FIG. 9 is a side elevation view of a blade of the cutter head of FIG. 7; Continue reading about Orthopaedic cutting instrument and method... 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