Abstract: An attachment for a surgical instrument, comprising: a drive input hub for connecting, in use, to a power source; a drive output hub for connecting, in use, to a surgical instrument; and a body connecting the drive input hub to the drive output hub, the body comprising means for transferring drive from the input hub to the output hub, wherein the body, the drive input hub and the drive output hub are at least in part not coaxial. A method for surgically preparing a bone using such an attachment.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 21, 2006
Publication date:
November 20, 2008
Applicants:
SMITH & NEPHEW, PLC, RIVER PARK, BILLET LANE
Inventors:
Derek Mcminn, Charles Desoutter, Matthew Gooch