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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182542 | Soft tissue attachment mechanism A prosthesis humeral implant has a stem including a coupling element at a proximal end thereof and a head having a coupling element at a distal portion thereof for coupling to the stem portion coupling element. The head has a bearing surface portion for articulating... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8152855 | Method and apparatus for hip femoral resurfacing tooling Tools and methods for implanting hip resurfacing femoral prostheses along a path defined by the axis of a shaped femoral head surface are described. The prostheses are stemless partial ball components having an outer surface shaped to conform to an acetabular socket... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142886 | Porous laser sintered articles The present invention provides selectively laser sintered porous polymeric articles and methods of making and using the same. In one embodiment, a method of the present invention comprises providing a first layer of particles of a first polymeric material, heating s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142482 | Apparatus for securing a spinal rod system An apparatus for securing a spinal rod within an anchoring device, wherein the anchoring device has an open end and a locking cap for securing the spinal rod within the open end. The apparatus includes a handle, an elongated body connected to the handle, a pair of j... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133436 | Polyethylene cross-linked with an anthocyanin A method for manufacturing of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) for implants, where the implants have been machined out of UHMWPE blocks or extruded rods, has anthocyanin dispersely imbedded in the polyethylene. The implant is then exposed to γ ray o... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128630 | Tibial augmentation guide A guide for use in making tibial augmentation cuts is disclosed. The guide is preferably for use subsequent to an initial cut being made. A method of utilizing the guide, as well as making the initial cut is also disclosed. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123816 | Acetabular shell An acetabular cup assembly for a prosthetic hip joint is disclosed. This assembly includes an outer shell having at least one shell extension, an adaptor having at least one adaptor extension, and an insert. The inclusion of an extension on the outer shell and an ex... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8092466 | Expandable reverse shoulder trial An expandable shoulder trial for a reverse shoulder system is described. The trial includes a rotatably adjustable insert housed within a humeral cup. The insert has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a concave recess therein adapted to receive... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075566 | Navigated lateral/medial femoral resection guide A multi-piece knee resection instrument for use in forming an anterior cut, an anterior chamfer cut, a posterior cut and a posterior chamfer cut on a distal femur which has already had a distal surface thereof resected which cuts are for the mounting of a prosthetic... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070821 | Hybrid femoral implant A hybrid prosthetic femoral component has an outer bearing surface for engaging a tibial bearing and an inner surface for engaging a prepared distal femur. The inner surface having a distal surface, an anterior surface and a posterior surface, wherein said posterior... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057914 | Method for fabricating a medical component from a material having a high carbide phase and such medical component A method of fabricating a medical implant component. The method may comprise producing a substrate from a first material in which the substrate has a bearing portion, and causing particles of a second material to be formed onto at least the bearing portion of the su... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038702 | Device for securing spinal rods A device is disclosed for securing a spinal rod to the spine which includes a head portion configured to receive a spinal rod, a locking cap configured to engage the head portion and the spinal rod upon rotation of the locking cap relative to the head portion to sec... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034059 | Acetabular shell removal instrument An acetabular shell or cup removal instrument is disclosed. The instrument includes a first end capable of being received within an acetabular cup and a cutting element pivotally attached. Cutting motion is provided to the instrument by a powered handpiece, so that ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034034 | Syringe and method of use A syringe and a method of using the syringe are disclosed. The syringe includes a longitudinal body having proximal and distal ends and including an aperture between the proximal and distal ends. An injectable material, such as an adhesive bone cement, may be loaded... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025679 | Method for spinal stabilization using a rod connector An apparatus is disclosed for connecting first and second elongated spaced apart spinal rods to one another which includes an elongated body portion, a clamp portion depending from the body portion for engaging a spinal rod, the clamp portion defining a deformable c... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021369 | Navigated femoral neck resection guide and method A femoral neck resection guide assembly for use in minimally invasive hip surgery is disclosed. The assembly includes a guide portion having at least two spaced resection guide surfaces for guiding a cutting tool. A bushing and fastener elements are also included in... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016833 | Femoral cutting block A cutting block assembly comprising first and second interlocking blocks for resecting a distal femur. The first block has a first surface for providing a guiding surface for making an anterior chamfer cut on the femur and a second surface for providing a guiding su... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7998147 | Modular hip inserter/positioner A modular hip body/stem inserter comprises a stem inserter and a holder. A proximal body portion of an implant is loaded, or mounted, onto the holder. A distal stem portion of the implant is affixed onto the stem inserter. The modular hip body/stem inserter maintain... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998142 | Navigated lateral/medial femoral resection guide A multi-piece knee resection instrument for use in forming an anterior cut, an anterior chamfer cut, a posterior cut and a posterior chamfer cut on a distal femur which has already had a distal surface thereof resected which cuts are for the mounting of a prosthetic... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993348 | Curved acetabular positioner, impactor and reamer handle An acetabular instrument has a handle portion having one or more solid nonflexible drive shaft elements therethrough. The shaft elements are connected by a U-joint at one of both ends to form a flexible curved drive shaft. One end of a solid shaft element is connect... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988716 | Stent for a vascular meniscal repair and regeneration A surgical stent made of biocompatible material for implantation in human tissue to enable blood and nutrients to flow from an area of vascular tissue to an area of tissue with little or no vasculature. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981479 | Multi-station rotation system for use in spray operations A system and method for use in applying a coating of a desired material onto one or more medical implant components. The system may include one or more thermal sprayers and a rotatable holding fixture having a plurality of mounting stations each operable to hold at ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981161 | Disposable neck trial adapter The system to implant a prosthetic device in a long bone such as a femur or a humerus includes a stem implant having a recess. The system of present invention also includes a broach to prepare the long bone that may receive the stem implant. The broach also has a re... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7959639 | Trialing system and method utilizing offset An improvement in a trialing system and method for use in connection with the implant of a prosthetic joint component having a first part for engaging bone at an implant site to secure the component at the implant site, and a second part for enabling articulation of... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7938833 | Adjustable resection guide A resection guide having an alignment barrel with holes that pass through the entire cross-section of the alignment barrel is disclosed. An alignment guide is mounted on the alignment barrel. Alignment guide can translate and rotate with respect to alignment barrel.... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935125 | Compound offset handle A device for use on a patient during surgery including a distal portion, a transition portion, and a proximal portion is disclosed. The distal portion is adapted to attach to an implement having a proximal portion. The transition portion is angled toward an anterior... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931655 | Methods and tools for femoral resection in knee surgery Tools for resecting the femur include an anchoring device, a three-way alignment guide and a six way alignment guide attachable to the anchoring device, a resection guide attachable to the three-way alignment guide and equipped with couplings for trackers, an A-P si... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918854 | Non-destructive tissue repair and regeneration A surgical stent made of biocompatible material for implantation in human tissue to enable blood and nutrients to flow from an area of vascular tissue to an area of tissue with little or no vasculature. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909856 | Methods for securing spinal rods A method of securing a spinal rod to a spine includes providing a head portion having a channel extending therethrough for receiving a spinal rod, the channel and the head portion being bounded by a first side wall and a second side wall. The method includes providi... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909831 | Systems used in performing femoral and tibial resection in knee surgery A system for resecting a tibia and femur during arthroplasty includes anchoring devices, a three-way alignnment guide attachable to an anchoring device. The alignment guide provides for locating a resection guide in three degrees of freedom, including one translatio... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7896924 | Unicondylar femoral prosthetic implant component A unicondylar femoral prosthetic implant component for implant at a prepared implant site within a natural knee joint provides a femoral articular surface having a convex surface contour configuration along a femoral condylar surface in a restored knee joint. A reli... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892347 | Injectable calcium phosphate cement The invention is related to a premixed putty calcium phosphate composition comprising at least two calcium phosphate minerals, at least one reaction retarding agent, at least one binding agent, at least one sodium phosphate, and at least one nonaqueous extender, whe... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892346 | Injectable calcium phosphate cement The invention is related to a premixed putty calcium phosphate composition comprising at least two calcium phosphate minerals, at least one reaction retarding agent, at least one binding agent, at least one sodium phosphate, and at least one nonaqueous extender, whe... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891071 | Universal coupler A universal coupler for coupling multiple orthopedic instruments is disclosed. The universal coupler includes a body having a boss and an internal bore, a locking shaft having a first portion and a second portion, a trigger including a trigger bore, and a connection... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7871442 | Knee prosthesis with four degrees freedom Knee prosthesis for implanting in a knee joint has a femoral component, a tibial component and a hinge connecting the femoral component and the tibial component. The femoral component rotates around the transverse axis passing through center of the hinge and the cen... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867234 | Reamer bushing A kit including tools or instruments for reaming a series of progressively larger bores in a work piece has as least two reamers of different reamers. Each of the reamers has a plurality of cutting flutes extending radially from a central shaft of the reamer. The fl... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7842095 | Antibiotic bone cement spacer A temporary femoral implant system has a porous mold and a femoral component. The system fits at least partially in a femoral cavity. The mold has a wall with an interior surface and an exterior surface forming an interior space for receiving an antibiotic bone ceme... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837737 | Femoral prosthesis A total stabilized femoral knee prosthesis is disclosed. Such prosthesis is capable of being formed with varying condyle thicknesses, and may include a stem, stabilizer box and articular surface. Methods of implanting such a prosthesis, as well as of manufacturing s... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837686 | Surgical cutting tool A surgical cutting tool for cutting a seating surface of curved contour configuration in natural bone for receiving a component of a prosthetic implant at an implant site. The tool has cutting blades in a cutting blade construct placed within an arbor such that the ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836847 | Multi-station rotation system for use in spray operations A system and method for use in applying a coating of a desired material onto one or more medical implant components. The system may include a thermal sprayer and a rotatable holding fixture having a plurality of mounting stations each operable to hold at least one m... | 11/23/2010 |
