WO2000067645A1 - Rotating surgical instrument - Google Patents

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WO2000067645A1
WO2000067645A1 PCT/EP2000/002253 EP0002253W WO0067645A1 WO 2000067645 A1 WO2000067645 A1 WO 2000067645A1 EP 0002253 W EP0002253 W EP 0002253W WO 0067645 A1 WO0067645 A1 WO 0067645A1
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Bernhard V. Kleffner
H. Michael Mayer
Charles Wing
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  • the invention relates to a rotating surgical tool for producing a recess in bone material.
  • a wide variety of rotating tools are known for producing depressions in bone material, for example drills, milling cutters, reamers, etc. All these tools have in common that they can be used to introduce depressions in various forms into the bone material, for example receiving bores for bone screws. It is of the utmost importance that these bores and depressions are placed in the bone in the desired manner, since in many cases there is only little bone material available for fixing bone screws and other implant parts. For example, it is extremely difficult to place pedicle screws in the vertebral body in the area of the spine in such a way that on the one hand they are fixed in the desired manner in the vertebral body and on the other hand they do not cause any injuries.
  • This object is achieved according to the invention in a rotating surgical tool of the type described in the introduction in that an ultrasound transducer is arranged in it which can transmit and receive ultrasound waves, and in that the ultrasound transducer can be connected to an ultrasound generator and a receiving device which depends on the strength of the Ultrasound radiation received by the ultrasound transducer and the time period between the emission of the ultrasound radiation and the reception of reflected ultrasound radiation generates signals which are a measure of the nature of the bone material in the radiation direction.
  • the ultrasound radiation emitted by the transducer in the rotating tool penetrates into the surrounding bone structures and is reflected there, in particular on the surfaces of the bone material and on inhomogeneities in the bone material, for example on surfaces on which the structure of the bone material changes.
  • the reflected ultrasound radiation is captured by the transducer, and from the strength of the received signal and the time that has passed since the ultrasound radiation was emitted, information can be given about the nature of the bone material adjacent to the tool, in particular about the layer thickness of the bone material and possibly also about changes in the structure of the bone material. The surgeon can use this information to check the position of the tool in the bone and thus the position of the depression created by the tool.
  • separate transducers can be provided for the transmission and for the reception of the ultrasound radiation, but it is also possible to emit the ultrasound radiation with the same transducer and then to take up the reflected radiation again. This can be done, for example, with a so-called pulse-echo method.
  • the ultrasound transducer is arranged in the area of the distal end of the tool, so that the area in front of the distal end of the tool is "seen” by the ultrasound radiation emitted by the tool. The surgeon is thus provided with information about how the bone material is made in the machining direction, and is therefore given the opportunity to control the feed direction of the tool accordingly.
  • a particularly favorable embodiment results if the ultrasound transducer is arranged in the tool in such a way that its direction of transmission and reception for the ultrasound waves is inclined with respect to the axis of rotation, for example with an angle of inclination between 30 and 60 °, in particular in the order of magnitude of approximately 45 °.
  • the ultrasound radiation is emitted on a conical jacket that opens in the distal direction, and in this way the surgeon receives information not only exactly in the direction of advance of the rotating tool, but about the entire angle of rotation of the tool in a region that is distal Direction in front of the tool. This results in an optimal orientation over the bone areas still to be processed.
  • the tool has an inner receiving space for the ultrasound transducer, which is connected to a channel running in the tool up to its proximal end. Connection lines for the ultrasound transducer can run through this channel.
  • the tool is a drilling tool with a conical cutting surface and the ultrasound transducer is arranged in the region of the conical cutting surface.
  • the tool comprises a sensor for its angular position and if the sensor feeds a signal corresponding to the angular position to the receiving device, which thus generates the signals for the condition of the bone as a function of the angular position of the tool.
  • the ultrasound transducer forms, as it were, a camera arranged on a rotatable carrier, which covers the entire area in front of the tool in all directions.
  • the receiving device is assigned an optical display device which displays the signals generated by the receiving device for the bone quality. Such a display device can therefore be used to directly read how the bone is made in the direction of radiation of the ultrasound radiation, what bone wall thickness is available here and which structural changes may occur.
  • cross sections through the tool and the adjacent bone material can be displayed on the optical display device, the nature of the bone material being determined by the signals generated by the receiving device.
  • These cross sections simultaneously show the signals generated by the receiving device, which result from different angular positions of the tool, so that information about the condition of the bones is obtained simultaneously over the entire angular range.
  • the cross-sectional area shown is a conical surface, the axis of which coincides with the axis of rotation of the tool and which opens in the distal direction.
  • Cross sections of implants that show in can also be shown on the optical display device how certain implants should be placed in the bone after implantation.
  • the surgeon thus has the possibility, with knowledge of the implant shape and the desired position of the implant, to set depressions, for example boreholes, in such a way that their position corresponds to the shape and position of the implant.
  • the image of the implant can be generated from a data memory in which the display data for this implant are stored. From this data, the image of the image that results from the ultrasound signals can be superimposed.
  • the receiving device can also be assigned, for example, an optically or acoustically operating warning device which warns the operator that the wall thickness of the bone material in the area to be processed is below a certain value, so that there is a risk of breakthrough.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view of a drilling tool attached to a vertebral body with an ultrasound monitoring device with an optical display and
  • Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view in area A in Figure 1 with a drilling tool equipped with an ultrasonic transducer.
  • the invention is discussed below using the example of a drilling tool, but in principle the invention can also be used in other rotating machining tools, for example in milling cutters, reamers, trephines, etc., by means of which the bone material is machined by rotary movement, in particular for the production of Holes and other recesses.
  • a surgical hand drill 1 is equipped with a twist drill 2 which is rotated about its longitudinal axis by a drive inside the hand drill 1 and which produces a bore 5 with its tip 3 in a bone 4, in the exemplary embodiment shown in a vertebral bone in the pedicle area.
  • this twist drill 2 is provided with an inner channel 6 which extends from the proximal end to the distal end region and which ends in a receiving space 7 which in turn is located directly behind the conical cutting surface 8 of the twist drill 2.
  • An ultrasound transducer 9 is arranged in this receiving space 7, which can radiate ultrasound radiation essentially perpendicular to the cutting surface 8 and can absorb ultrasound radiation impinging on it from this direction. This can be a single ultrasound transducer 9 or two separate ultrasound transducers, each of which is designed to emit or receive ultrasound radiation.
  • the ultrasound transducer is connected via a line (not shown in the drawing) which leads through the inner channel 6 to a line 10 which, starting from the hand drill 1, ends at a transmitting and receiving device 11, which in turn has a line 12 with a display device 13 connected is.
  • the transmitting and receiving device 11 can work, for example, as a so-called pulse-echo system and generate and record ultrasound radiation with frequencies in the order of 15 MHz.
  • This ultrasound radiation is emitted in the form of a pulse by the ultrasound transducer 9 into the surrounding bone 4 and is reflected there at inhomogeneities and at interfaces, for example at the interface 14 with the medullary cavity 15 of the vertebral bone.
  • the reflected radiation then hits the ultrasonic transducer 9 again and is converted there into an electrical signal, which is fed to the transmitting and receiving device 11.
  • the size of the signal corresponding to the reflected radiation depends on the strength of the reflection of the inhomogeneity, the time between the emission of the pulse and the reception of the reflected radiation depends on the thickness of the bone material to an interface and the nature of the bone material, because of this nature affects the speed of propagation of ultrasound radiation.
  • the reflection signals supplied to the transmitting and receiving device 11 are thus a measure of the bone quality and the thickness of the bone material on this conical jacket, that is to say in an area which is distally in front of the twist drill 2 and into which the twist drill 2 will enter during further processing.
  • the signals picked up by the transmitting and receiving device 11 can be displayed on the display device 13 in such a way that, starting from the position of the twist drill 2, the area of the bone swept by the ultrasound radiation around the twist drill 2 is displayed, so that the operator can perform one receives an optical display of how the bone material around the twist drill 2 is made in a region lying distally in front of the twist drill, for example how large the distance is to the next cavity or to an interface of the bone.
  • This enables the surgeon to direct the twist drill 2 so that when it penetrates further into the bone 4 it is always centered as precisely as possible in the bone material and maintains a sufficient distance from the interfaces of the bone. It is also possible in this way to direct the drill bit into areas of particularly strong bone material, since the reflected ultrasound signals le also provide information about the nature of the bone material, for example the speed of propagation of the ultrasound waves in the bone tissue changes with differently structured bone tissue.
  • An ultrasound camera with a receiving device is thus installed in the tip of the twist drill 2, which observes the area which is arranged in front of the tip of the twist drill 2 and which thus provides the operator with information about which bone areas the twist drill 2 will get into upon further penetration.

Abstract

The invention aims to optimise the handling characteristics of a rotating surgical instrument, used to create a cavity in bone material. This is achieved by an ultrasonic transducer which is located in said instrument and which can transmit and receive ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic transducer can be connected to an ultrasonic generator and to a receiving device which generates signals, according to the intensity of the ultrasonic radiation received by the ultrasonic transducer and according to the time period between emission of the ultrasonic radiation and the reception of reflected ultrasonic radiation. Said signals provide measurements for determining the characteristics of the bone material in the direction of the radiation emission.

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ROTIERENDES CHIRURGISCHES WERKZEUG ROTATING SURGICAL TOOL
Die Erfindung betrifft ein rotierendes chirurgisches Werkzeug zur Erzeugung einer Vertiefung in Knochenmaterial.The invention relates to a rotating surgical tool for producing a recess in bone material.
Zur Herstellung von Vertiefungen in Knochenmaterial sind die unterschiedlichsten rotierenden Werkzeuge bekannt, beispielsweise Bohrer, Fräser, Reibahlen, etc. All diesen Werkzeugen ist gemeinsam, daß mit ihnen Vertiefungen in verschiedenster Form in das Knochenmaterial eingebracht werden, beispielsweise Aufnahmebohrungen für Knochenschrauben. Es ist dabei von größter Wichtigkeit, daß diese Bohrungen und Vertiefungen in der gewünschten Weise im Knochen plaziert werden, da in vielen Fällen nur wenig Knochenmaterial zur Fixierung von Knochenschrauben und anderen Implantatteilen zur Verfügung steht. Beispielsweise ist es äußerst schwierig, im Wirbelsäulenbereich Pedikelschrauben so im Wirbelkörper zu plazieren, daß sie einerseits in der gewünschten Weise im Wirbelkörper festgelegt werden und andererseits keine Verletzungen hervorrufen.A wide variety of rotating tools are known for producing depressions in bone material, for example drills, milling cutters, reamers, etc. All these tools have in common that they can be used to introduce depressions in various forms into the bone material, for example receiving bores for bone screws. It is of the utmost importance that these bores and depressions are placed in the bone in the desired manner, since in many cases there is only little bone material available for fixing bone screws and other implant parts. For example, it is extremely difficult to place pedicle screws in the vertebral body in the area of the spine in such a way that on the one hand they are fixed in the desired manner in the vertebral body and on the other hand they do not cause any injuries.
Bisher war dies im wesentlichen unter Sicht des Operateurs durchzuführen oder allenfalls unter Röntgenkon- trolle, und dies war unter Umständen mit einer erhöhten Strahlenbelastung für Patient und Operateur verbunden.Up to now, this had to be carried out essentially from the surgeon's point of view or at most under X-ray control, and this was possibly associated with increased radiation exposure for the patient and the surgeon.
Es ist Aufgabe der Erfindung, ein gattungsgemäßes Werkzeug so auszubilden, daß mit ihm Vertiefungen in Knochenmaterial kontrolliert in der gewünschten Position und Richtung erzeugt werden können. Diese Aufgabe wird bei einem rotierenden chirurgischen Werkzeug der eingangs beschriebenen Art erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß in ihm ein Ultraschallwandler angeordnet ist, der Ultraschallwellen aussenden und empfangen kann, und daß der Ultraschallwandler mit einem Ultraschallgenerator und einer Empfangseinrichtung verbindbar ist, die abhängig von der Stärke der vom Ultraschallwandler empfangenen Ultraschallstrahlung und der Zeitdauer zwischen Aussendung der Ultraschallstrahlung und dem Empfang reflektierter Ultraschallstrahlung Signale erzeugt, die ein Maß für die Beschaffenheit des Knochenmaterials in Ausstrahlungsrichtung sind.It is an object of the invention to design a generic tool in such a way that recesses in bone material can be produced in a controlled manner in the desired position and direction. This object is achieved according to the invention in a rotating surgical tool of the type described in the introduction in that an ultrasound transducer is arranged in it which can transmit and receive ultrasound waves, and in that the ultrasound transducer can be connected to an ultrasound generator and a receiving device which depends on the strength of the Ultrasound radiation received by the ultrasound transducer and the time period between the emission of the ultrasound radiation and the reception of reflected ultrasound radiation generates signals which are a measure of the nature of the bone material in the radiation direction.
Die vom Wandler im rotierenden Werkzeug ausgesandte Ultraschallstrahlung dringt in die umgebenden Knochenstrukturen ein und wird dort reflektiert, insbesondere an den Oberflächen des Knochenmaterials und an Inhomogenitäten im Knochenmaterial, beispielsweise an Flächen, an denen sich die Struktur des Knochenmaterials verändert. Die reflektierte Ultraschallstrahlung wird vom Wandler aufgefangen, und aus der Stärke des aufgefangenen Signals und der Zeit, die seit der Aussendung der Ultraschallstrahlung vergangen ist, lassen sich Angaben über die Beschaffenheit des an das Werkzeug angrenzenden Knochenmaterials machen, insbesondere über die Schicht icke des Knochenmaterials und gegebenenfalls auch über Strukturänderungen des Knochenmaterials. Diese Information kann der Operateur nutzen, um die Position des Werkzeugs im Knochen zu überprüfen und damit die Lage der vom Werkzeug erzeugten Vertiefung. Dabei können getrennte Wandler für das Aussenden und für das Empfangen der Ultraschallstrahlung vorgesehen sein, es ist aber auch möglich, die Ultraschallstrahlung mit demselben Wandler auszusenden und die reflektierte Strahlung anschließend wieder aufzunehmen. Dies läßt sich beispielsweise mit einem sogenannten Impuls- Echo-Verfahren durchführen.The ultrasound radiation emitted by the transducer in the rotating tool penetrates into the surrounding bone structures and is reflected there, in particular on the surfaces of the bone material and on inhomogeneities in the bone material, for example on surfaces on which the structure of the bone material changes. The reflected ultrasound radiation is captured by the transducer, and from the strength of the received signal and the time that has passed since the ultrasound radiation was emitted, information can be given about the nature of the bone material adjacent to the tool, in particular about the layer thickness of the bone material and possibly also about changes in the structure of the bone material. The surgeon can use this information to check the position of the tool in the bone and thus the position of the depression created by the tool. In this case, separate transducers can be provided for the transmission and for the reception of the ultrasound radiation, but it is also possible to emit the ultrasound radiation with the same transducer and then to take up the reflected radiation again. This can be done, for example, with a so-called pulse-echo method.
Günstig ist es, wenn der Ultraschallwandler im Bereich des distalen Endes des Werkzeuges angeordnet ist, so daß von der vom Werkzeug ausgesandten Ultraschallstrahlung der Bereich vor dem distalen Ende des Werkzeugs "gesehen" wird. Dem Operateur wird somit eine Information darüber geliefert, wie das Knochenmaterial in Bearbeitungsrichtung beschaffen ist, und es wird ihm daher die Möglichkeit gegeben, die Vorschubrichtung des Werkzeugs entsprechend zu steuern.It is advantageous if the ultrasound transducer is arranged in the area of the distal end of the tool, so that the area in front of the distal end of the tool is "seen" by the ultrasound radiation emitted by the tool. The surgeon is thus provided with information about how the bone material is made in the machining direction, and is therefore given the opportunity to control the feed direction of the tool accordingly.
Eine besonders günstige Ausgestaltung ergibt sich, wenn der Ultraschallwandler im Werkzeug derart angeordnet ist, daß seine Aussende- und Empfangsrichtung für die Ultraschallwellen gegenüber der Drehachse geneigt ist, beispielsweise mit einem Neigungswinkel zwischen 30 und 60°, insbesondere in der Größenordnung von etwa 45°. Die Ultraschallstrahlung wird bei einer solchen Ausgestaltung auf einem Kegelmantel ausgesandt, der sich in distaler Richtung öffnet, und auf diese Weise erhält der Operateur Informationen nicht nur genau in Vorschubrichtung des rotierenden Werkzeugs, sondern über den gesamten Drehwinkel des Werkzeugs in einem Bereich, der in distaler Richtung vor dem Werkzeug liegt. Dadurch ergibt sich eine optimale Orientierung über die noch zu bearbeitenden Knochenbereiche. Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß das Werkzeug einen inneren Aufnahmeraum für den Ultraschallwandler aufweist, der mit einem im Werkzeug bis zu dessen proximalem Ende verlaufenden Kanal in Verbindung steht. Durch diesen Kanal können Anschlußleitungen für den Ultraschallwandler verlaufen.A particularly favorable embodiment results if the ultrasound transducer is arranged in the tool in such a way that its direction of transmission and reception for the ultrasound waves is inclined with respect to the axis of rotation, for example with an angle of inclination between 30 and 60 °, in particular in the order of magnitude of approximately 45 °. In such a configuration, the ultrasound radiation is emitted on a conical jacket that opens in the distal direction, and in this way the surgeon receives information not only exactly in the direction of advance of the rotating tool, but about the entire angle of rotation of the tool in a region that is distal Direction in front of the tool. This results in an optimal orientation over the bone areas still to be processed. In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the tool has an inner receiving space for the ultrasound transducer, which is connected to a channel running in the tool up to its proximal end. Connection lines for the ultrasound transducer can run through this channel.
Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist das Werkzeug ein Bohrwerkzeug mit einer kegeligen Schneidfläche und der Ultraschallwandler ist im Bereich der kegeligen Schneidfläche angeordnet. Mit einem solchen Bohrer kann der Operateur während des Bohrvorgangs genau sehen, ob er beim weiteren Vortritt des Bohrers von allen Begrenzungen des Knochens einen ausreichenden Abstand hat, so daß die Bohrung mit Sicherheit im Knochenmaterial verläuft und nicht unerwünscht in Hohlräume oder anderes Gewebe eindringt.In a preferred embodiment, the tool is a drilling tool with a conical cutting surface and the ultrasound transducer is arranged in the region of the conical cutting surface. With such a drill, the surgeon can see exactly during the drilling process whether he has a sufficient distance from all boundaries of the bone as the drill advances further, so that the hole runs safely in the bone material and does not undesirably penetrate into cavities or other tissue.
Besonders günstig ist es, wenn das Werkzeug einen Sensor für seine Winkelstellung umfaßt und wenn der Sensor ein der Winkelstellung entsprechendes Signal der Empfangseinrichtung zuführt, die damit die Signale für die Knochenbeschaffenheit in Abhängigkeit von der Winkelstellung des Werkzeugs erzeugt. Damit erhält der Operateur ein umfassendes Bild der Beschaffenheit des Knochenmaterials vor dem Werkzeug, und zwar in allen Winkelrichtungen. Der Ultraschallwandler bildet gleichsam eine auf einem drehbaren Träger angeordnete Kamera, die den gesamten vor dem Werkzeug liegenden Bereich in allen Richtungen überstreicht . Weiterhin kann vorgesehen sein, daß die Empfangseinrichtung ein optisches Anzeigegerät zugeordnet ist, welches die von der Empfangseinrichtung erzeugten Signale für die Knochenbeschaffenheit anzeigt. Auf einem solchen Anzeigegerät ist also direkt ablesbar, wie der Knochen in Ausstrahlungsrichtung der Ultraschallstrahlung beschaffen ist, welche Knochenwandstärke hier zur Verfügung steht und welche Strukturänderungen gegebenenfalls auftreten.It is particularly expedient if the tool comprises a sensor for its angular position and if the sensor feeds a signal corresponding to the angular position to the receiving device, which thus generates the signals for the condition of the bone as a function of the angular position of the tool. This gives the surgeon a comprehensive picture of the nature of the bone material in front of the tool, in all angular directions. The ultrasound transducer forms, as it were, a camera arranged on a rotatable carrier, which covers the entire area in front of the tool in all directions. Furthermore, it can be provided that the receiving device is assigned an optical display device which displays the signals generated by the receiving device for the bone quality. Such a display device can therefore be used to directly read how the bone is made in the direction of radiation of the ultrasound radiation, what bone wall thickness is available here and which structural changes may occur.
Besonders vorteilhaft ist es dabei, wenn auf dem optischen Anzeigegerät Querschnitte durch das Werkzeug und das angrenzende Knochenmaterial darstellbar sind, wobei die Beschaffenheit des Knochenmaterials durch die von der Empfangseinrichtung erzeugten Signale bestimmt wird. Diese Querschnitte zeigen gleichzeitig die von der Empfangseinrichtung erzeugten Signale an, die sich bei unterschiedlicher Winkelstellung des Werkzeugs ergeben, so daß man über den gesamten Winkelbereich gleichzeitig eine Information über die Knochenbeschaffenheit erhält.It is particularly advantageous if cross sections through the tool and the adjacent bone material can be displayed on the optical display device, the nature of the bone material being determined by the signals generated by the receiving device. These cross sections simultaneously show the signals generated by the receiving device, which result from different angular positions of the tool, so that information about the condition of the bones is obtained simultaneously over the entire angular range.
Insbesondere kann dabei vorgesehen sein, daß die dargestellte Querschnittsfläche eine Kegelfläche ist, deren Achse mit der Drehachse des Werkzeugs zusammenfällt und die sich in distaler Richtung öffnet. Damit wird ein Anzeigebereich dargestellt, der den Bereich vor dem Werkzeug abtastet und somit die Knochenbeschaffenheit in dem Bereich anzeigt, in dem das Werkzeug erst in Zukunft eindringen wird.In particular, it can be provided that the cross-sectional area shown is a conical surface, the axis of which coincides with the axis of rotation of the tool and which opens in the distal direction. This shows a display area that scans the area in front of the tool and thus shows the bone quality in the area in which the tool will only penetrate in the future.
Auf dem optischen Anzeigegerät können auch Querschnitte von Implantaten eingeblendet werden, die zeigen, in welcher Weise bestimmte Implantate nach der Implantation im Knochen angeordnet werden sollen. Der Operateur hat damit die Möglichkeit, bei Kenntnis der Implantatform und der gewünschten Lage des Implantats Vertiefungen, beispielsweise Bohrlöcher, so zu setzen, daß deren Lage mit der Form und der Position des Implantats korrespondiert. Die Abbildung des Implantats kann dabei aus einem Datenspeicher erzeugt werden, in denen die Darstellungsdaten für dieses Implantat gespeichert sind. Aus diesen Daten kann die Abbildung der Abbildung überlagert werden, die sich aus den Ultraschallsignalen ergibt.Cross sections of implants that show in can also be shown on the optical display device how certain implants should be placed in the bone after implantation. The surgeon thus has the possibility, with knowledge of the implant shape and the desired position of the implant, to set depressions, for example boreholes, in such a way that their position corresponds to the shape and position of the implant. The image of the implant can be generated from a data memory in which the display data for this implant are stored. From this data, the image of the image that results from the ultrasound signals can be superimposed.
Der Empfangseinrichtung kann auch eine beispielsweise optisch oder akustisch arbeitende Warneinrichtung zugeordnet sein, die den Operateur davor warnt, daß die Wandstärke des Knochenmaterials in dem zu bearbeitenden Bereich einen bestimmten Wert unterschreitet, daß also die Gefahr eines Durchbruchs besteht.The receiving device can also be assigned, for example, an optically or acoustically operating warning device which warns the operator that the wall thickness of the bone material in the area to be processed is below a certain value, so that there is a risk of breakthrough.
Die nachfolgende Beschreibung einer bevorzugten Ausfüh- rungsform der Erfindung dient im Zusammenhang mit der Zeichnung der näheren Erläuterung. Es zeigen:The following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention serves in conjunction with the drawing for a more detailed explanation. Show it:
Figur 1: eine schematische Ansicht eines an einem Wirbelkörper angesetzten Bohrwerkzeugs mit einer Ultraschallüberwachungseinrichtung mit optischer Anzeige undFigure 1 is a schematic view of a drilling tool attached to a vertebral body with an ultrasound monitoring device with an optical display and
Figur 2: eine vergrößerte Schnittansicht im Bereich A in Figur 1 mit einem mit einem Ultraschallwandler ausgerüsteten Bohrwerkzeug. Die Erfindung wird nachstehend am Beispiel eines Bohrwerkzeugs erörtert, grundsätzlich kann die Erfindung aber auch bei anderen drehenden Bearbeitungswerkzeugen verwendet werden, beispielsweise bei Fräsern, Reibahlen, Trephinen, etc., mit deren Hilfe durch Drehbewegung eine spanabhebende Bearbeitung des Knochenmaterials erfolgt, insbesondere zur Herstellung von Bohrungen und anderen Vertiefungen.Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view in area A in Figure 1 with a drilling tool equipped with an ultrasonic transducer. The invention is discussed below using the example of a drilling tool, but in principle the invention can also be used in other rotating machining tools, for example in milling cutters, reamers, trephines, etc., by means of which the bone material is machined by rotary movement, in particular for the production of Holes and other recesses.
Eine chirurgische Handbohrmaschine 1 ist mit einem Spiralbohrer 2 bestückt, der durch einen Antrieb im Inneren der Handbohrmaschine 1 um seine Längsachse verdreht wird und mit seiner Spitze 3 in einem Knochen 4, im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel in einem Wirbelknochen im Pedikelbereich, eine Bohrung 5 erzeugt.A surgical hand drill 1 is equipped with a twist drill 2 which is rotated about its longitudinal axis by a drive inside the hand drill 1 and which produces a bore 5 with its tip 3 in a bone 4, in the exemplary embodiment shown in a vertebral bone in the pedicle area.
Im Gegensatz zu einem herkömmlichen Spiralbohrer ist dieser Spiralbohrer 2 mit einem vom proximalen Ende bis in den distalen Endbereich durchgehenden Innenkanal 6 versehen, der in einem Aufnahmeraum 7 endet, der sich seinerseits unmittelbar hinter der kegeligen Schneidfläche 8 des Spiralbohrers 2 befindet. In diesem Auf- nahmeraum 7 ist ein Ultraschallwandler 9 angeordnet, der im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Schneidfläche 8 Ultraschallstrahlung abstrahlen und aus dieser Richtung auf ihn auftreffende Ultraschallstrahlung aufnehmen kann. Es kann sich dabei um einen einzigen Ultraschallwandler 9 handeln oder zwei getrennte Ultraschallwandler, die jeweils für Abstrahlung oder Aufnahme von Ultraschallstrahlung ausgebildet sind. Der Ultraschallwandler ist über eine in der Zeichnung nicht näher dargestellte Leitung, die durch den Innenkanal 6 führt mit einer Leitung 10 verbunden, die von der Handbohrmaschine 1 ausgehend an einer Sende- und Empfangseinrichtung 11 endet, die ihrerseits über eine Leitung 12 mit einer Anzeigeeinrichtung 13 verbunden ist. Die Sende- und Empfangseinrichtung 11 kann beispielsweise als sogenannte Impuls-Echo-Anlage arbeiten und Ultraschallstrahlung mit Frequenzen in der Größenordnung von 15 MHz erzeugen und aufnehmen. Diese Ultraschallstrahlung wird in Form eines Impulses durch den Ultraschallwandler 9 in den umgebenden Knochen 4 ausgesandt und dort an Inhomogenitäten und an Grenzflächen reflektiert, beispielsweise an der Grenzfläche 14 zum Markraum 15 des Wirbelknochens.In contrast to a conventional twist drill, this twist drill 2 is provided with an inner channel 6 which extends from the proximal end to the distal end region and which ends in a receiving space 7 which in turn is located directly behind the conical cutting surface 8 of the twist drill 2. An ultrasound transducer 9 is arranged in this receiving space 7, which can radiate ultrasound radiation essentially perpendicular to the cutting surface 8 and can absorb ultrasound radiation impinging on it from this direction. This can be a single ultrasound transducer 9 or two separate ultrasound transducers, each of which is designed to emit or receive ultrasound radiation. The ultrasound transducer is connected via a line (not shown in the drawing) which leads through the inner channel 6 to a line 10 which, starting from the hand drill 1, ends at a transmitting and receiving device 11, which in turn has a line 12 with a display device 13 connected is. The transmitting and receiving device 11 can work, for example, as a so-called pulse-echo system and generate and record ultrasound radiation with frequencies in the order of 15 MHz. This ultrasound radiation is emitted in the form of a pulse by the ultrasound transducer 9 into the surrounding bone 4 and is reflected there at inhomogeneities and at interfaces, for example at the interface 14 with the medullary cavity 15 of the vertebral bone.
Die reflektierte Strahlung trifft anschließend wieder auf den Ultraschallwandler 9 auf und wird dort in ein elektrisches Signal umgewandelt, das der Sende- und Empfangseinrichtung 11 zugeführt wird. Die Größe des der reflektierten Strahlung entsprechenden Signals hängt ab von der Stärke der Reflexion an die Inhomogenität, die Zeitdauer zwischen Aussendung des Impulses und Aufnahme der reflektierten Strahlung hängt ab von der Dicke des Knochenmaterials bis zu einer Grenzfläche und der Beschaffenheit des Knochenmaterials, da diese Beschaffenheit die Ausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit der Ultraschallstrahlung beeinflußt.The reflected radiation then hits the ultrasonic transducer 9 again and is converted there into an electrical signal, which is fed to the transmitting and receiving device 11. The size of the signal corresponding to the reflected radiation depends on the strength of the reflection of the inhomogeneity, the time between the emission of the pulse and the reception of the reflected radiation depends on the thickness of the bone material to an interface and the nature of the bone material, because of this nature affects the speed of propagation of ultrasound radiation.
Auf diese Weise ist es möglich, bei Kenntnis des Auf- baus des Knochens festzustellen, in welchem Abstand Grenzflächen und Inhomogenitäten des Knochens von dem Ultraschallwandler angeordnet sind und zwar jeweils in Richtung der Ausstrahlung und des Empfangs des Ultraschallwandlers. Dieser Ultraschallwandler dreht sich zusammen mit dem Spiralbohrer 2 und kann daher bei der Aussendung und dem Empfang der Ultraschallstrahlung einen Kegelmantel überstreichen, der durch einen koaxial zu der Drehachse des Spiralbohrers 2 angeordneter und sich in distaler Richtung öffnenden Kegel gebildet wird. Die der Sende- und Empfangseinrichtung 11 zugeführten Reflexionssignale sind somit ein Maß für die Knochenbeschaffenheit und die Dicke des Knochenmaterials auf diesem Kegelmantel, also in einem Bereich, der dem Spiralbohrer 2 distal vorgelagert ist und in den der Spiralbohrer 2 bei weiterer Bearbeitung eintreten wird.In this way, it is possible to determine the distance at which interfaces and inhomogeneities of the bone from the ultrasound transducer are arranged, in each case when the structure of the bone is known Direction of radiation and reception of the ultrasonic transducer. This ultrasonic transducer rotates together with the twist drill 2 and can therefore, when emitting and receiving the ultrasonic radiation, sweep over a conical jacket which is formed by a cone which is arranged coaxially to the axis of rotation of the twist drill 2 and opens in the distal direction. The reflection signals supplied to the transmitting and receiving device 11 are thus a measure of the bone quality and the thickness of the bone material on this conical jacket, that is to say in an area which is distally in front of the twist drill 2 and into which the twist drill 2 will enter during further processing.
Die von der Sende- und Empfangseinrichtung 11 aufgenommenen Signale können auf der Anzeigeeinrichtung 13 so dargestellt werden, daß ausgehend von der Lage des Spiralbohrers 2 das von der Ultraschallstrahlung überstri- chene Gebiet des Knochen um den Spiralbohrer 2 herum dargestellt wird, so daß der Operateur eine optische Anzeige dafür bekommt, wie das Knochenmaterial um den Spiralbohrer 2 herum in einem distal vor dem Spiralbohrer liegenden Bereich beschaffen ist, beispielsweise wie groß der Abstand ist zum nächsten Hohlraum oder zu einer Grenzfläche des Knochens ist. Dies ermöglicht dem Operateur den Spiralbohrer 2 so zu richten, daß er beim weiteren Eindringen in den Knochen 4 immer möglichst genau im Knochenmaterial zentriert wird und einen genügenden Abstand von den Grenzflächen des Knochens einhält. Außerdem ist es möglich, auf diese Weise den Spiralbohrer in Bereiche von besonders festem Knochenmaterial zu richten, da die reflektierten Ultraschallsigna- le auch Auskunft über die Beschaffenheit des Knochenmaterials geben, beispielsweise ändert sich die Fortpflanzungsgeschwindigkeit der Ultraschallwellen im Knochengewebe bei unterschiedlich strukturiertem Knochengewebe.The signals picked up by the transmitting and receiving device 11 can be displayed on the display device 13 in such a way that, starting from the position of the twist drill 2, the area of the bone swept by the ultrasound radiation around the twist drill 2 is displayed, so that the operator can perform one receives an optical display of how the bone material around the twist drill 2 is made in a region lying distally in front of the twist drill, for example how large the distance is to the next cavity or to an interface of the bone. This enables the surgeon to direct the twist drill 2 so that when it penetrates further into the bone 4 it is always centered as precisely as possible in the bone material and maintains a sufficient distance from the interfaces of the bone. It is also possible in this way to direct the drill bit into areas of particularly strong bone material, since the reflected ultrasound signals le also provide information about the nature of the bone material, for example the speed of propagation of the ultrasound waves in the bone tissue changes with differently structured bone tissue.
In der Spitze des Spiralbohrers 2 ist somit eine Ultraschallkamera mit Empfangsgerät eingebaut, die den Bereich beobachtet, der vor der Spitze des Spiralbohrers 2 angeordnet ist und die damit dem Operateur Informationen darüber bietet, in welche Knochenbereiche der Spiralbohrer 2 beim weiteren Eindringen gelangen wird. An ultrasound camera with a receiving device is thus installed in the tip of the twist drill 2, which observes the area which is arranged in front of the tip of the twist drill 2 and which thus provides the operator with information about which bone areas the twist drill 2 will get into upon further penetration.

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1. Rotierendes chirurgisches Werkzeug ( 2 ) zur Erzeugung einer Vertiefung in Knochenmaterial, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in ihm ein Ultraschallwandler (9) angeordnet ist, der Ultraschallwellen aussenden und empfangen kann, und daß der Ultraschall- wandler ( 9 ) mit einem Ultraschallgenerator und einer Empfangseinrichtung (11) verbindbar ist, die abhängig von der Stärke der vom Ultraschallwandler ( 9 ) empfangenen Ultraschallstrahlung und der Zeitdauer von der Aussendung der Ultraschallstrahlung und dem Empfang reflektierter Ultraschallstrahlung Signale erzeugt, die ein Maß für die Beschaffenheit des Knochenmaterials ( 4 ) in Ausstrahlungsrichtung sind.1. Rotating surgical tool (2) for producing a recess in bone material, characterized in that an ultrasonic transducer (9) is arranged in it, which can transmit and receive ultrasonic waves, and that the ultrasonic transducer (9) with an ultrasonic generator and one Receiving device (11) can be connected which, depending on the strength of the ultrasound radiation received by the ultrasound transducer (9) and the time period from the emission of the ultrasound radiation and the reception of reflected ultrasound radiation, generates signals which are a measure of the nature of the bone material (4) in the radiation direction .
2. Werkzeug nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Ultraschallwandler ( 9 ) im Bereich des distalen Endes ( 3 ) des Werkzeugs ( 2 ) angeordnet ist.2. Tool according to claim 1, characterized in that the ultrasonic transducer (9) in the region of the distal end (3) of the tool (2) is arranged.
Werkzeug nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Ultraschallwandler (9) im Werkzeug (2) derart angeordnet ist, daß seine Aussende- und Empfangsrichtung für die Ultraschallwellen gegenüber der Drehachse geneigt ist. Tool according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the ultrasonic transducer (9) is arranged in the tool (2) such that its direction of transmission and reception for the ultrasonic waves is inclined with respect to the axis of rotation.
4. Werkzeug nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Neigungswinkel zwischen 30° und 60° liegt.4. Tool according to claim 3, characterized in that the angle of inclination is between 30 ° and 60 °.
Werkzeug nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es einen inneren Auf- nahmeraum ( 7 ) für den Ultraschallwandler ( 9 ) aufweist, der mit einem im Werkzeug (2) bis zu dessen proximalem Ende verlaufenden Kanal ( 6 ) in Verbindung steht.Tool according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has an inner receiving space (7) for the ultrasonic transducer (9) which is connected to a channel (6) extending in the tool (2) up to its proximal end.
6. Werkzeug nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es ein Bohrwerkzeug ( 2 ) mit einer kegeligen Schneidfläche ( 8 ) ist und daß der Ultraschallwandler ( 9 ) im Bereich der kegeligen Schneidfläche (8) angeordnet ist.6. Tool according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is a drilling tool (2) with a conical cutting surface (8) and that the ultrasonic transducer (9) is arranged in the region of the conical cutting surface (8).
Werkzeug nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es einen Sensor für seine Winkelstellung umfaßt, und daß der Sensor ein der Winkelstellung entsprechendes Signal der Empfangseinrichtung (11) zuführt, die damit die Signale für die Knochenbeschaffenheit in Abhängigkeit von der Winkelstellung des Werkzeugs ( 2 ) erzeugt. Tool according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a sensor for its angular position, and that the sensor supplies a signal corresponding to the angular position to the receiving device (11), which thus signals the bone quality as a function of the angular position of the tool ( 2) generated.
8. Werkzeug nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Empfangseinrichtung (11) ein optisches Anzeigegerät (13) zugeordnet ist, welches die von der Empfangseinrichtung erzeugten Signale für die Knochenbeschaffenheit anzeigt.8. Tool according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving device (11) is associated with an optical display device (13) which displays the signals generated by the receiving device for the bone quality.
Werkzeug nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß auf dem optischen Anzeigegerät ( 13 ) Querschnitte durch das Werkzeug ( 2 ) und das angrenzende Knochenmaterial (4) darstellbar sind, wobei die Beschaffenheit des Knochenmaterials (4) durch die von der Empfangseinrichtung (11) erzeugten Signale bestimmt wird.Tool according to Claim 8, characterized in that cross sections through the tool (2) and the adjacent bone material (4) can be represented on the optical display device (13), the nature of the bone material (4) being produced by that of the receiving device (11) Signals is determined.
10. Werkzeug nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die dargestellte Querschnittsfläche eine Kegelfläche ist, deren Achse mit der Drehachse des Werkzeugs (2) zusammenfällt und die sich in distaler Richtung öffnet.10. Tool according to claim 9, characterized in that the cross-sectional area shown is a conical surface, the axis of which coincides with the axis of rotation of the tool (2) and which opens in the distal direction.
11. Werkzeug nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß auf dem optischen Anzeigegerät zusätzlich Darstellungen von Implantaten sichtbar gemacht werden können. 11. Tool according to one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that additional representations of implants can be made visible on the optical display device.
2. Werkzeug nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Empfangseinrichtung (11) eine Warneinrichtung zugeordnet ist, die in Abhängigkeit von der Knochenstärke ein Warnsignal erzeugt. 2. Tool according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving device (11) is associated with a warning device which generates a warning signal depending on the bone strength.
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