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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5702389 | Orthopaedic fixation device A spatial frame for positioning a first element or the like relative to a second element or the like. The spatial frame includes a first base for mounting to the first element; a second base for mounting to the second element; a plurality of adjustable ef... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5690633 | Orthopedic fracture fixation device An improved fracture fixation device for securing an external fixator system to bone structure and for compressing a first bone fragment of the bone structure against a second bone fragment of the bone structure. The fracture fixation device includes a sc... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5676632 | Ventricular assist devices of enhanced hemocompatibility Ventricular assist devices fabricated from low-modulus Ti--Nb--Zr alloys to provide enhanced biocompatibility and hemocompatibility. The ventricular assist devices may be surface hardened by oxygen or nitrogen diffusion or by coating with a tightly adhere... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5667511 | Tibial resection instrumentation and surgical method A method of preparing a patient's proximal tibia with a surgical saw and cutting instrumentation is disclosed. The method of the present invention prepares the patient's proximal tibial to receive a tibial implant. The patient's intramedullary canal is fi... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5665088 | Bone section reattachment apparatus and method An implant and method for use in reattaching a removed bone section following bone surgery by using a bone engaging clamp adapted to fit over the outer surface of the removed bone section and engage cables to attach the removed bone to the desired locatio... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5653707 | External skeletal fixation system with improved bar-to-bar connector An improved connector for an external skeletal fixation system of the type including a first elongated bar having a longitudinal axis and a non-circular cross section and including a second elongated bar having a longitudinal axis. The connector includes ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5649951 | Zirconium oxide and zirconium nitride coated stents Stents fabricated from a substrate of a low modulus metal coated with blue to black zirconium oxide or zirconium nitride. The coating provides enhanced thrombogenicity, biocompatibility, blood compatibility, corrosion-resistance, friction and microfrettin... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5628756 | Knotted cable attachment apparatus formed of braided polymeric fibers A surgical, orthopaedic cable attachment apparatus and method for the surgical repair or fusion of orthopaedic anatomical structures is constructed from a length of flexible cable formed of a braided polymeric material having a first and second end portio... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5628749 | Tibial resection instrumentation and surgical method A method of preparing a patient's proximal tibia with a surgical saw and cutting instrumentation is disclosed. The method of the present invention prepares the patient's proximal tibial to receive a tibial implant. The patient's intramedullary canal is fi... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5609641 | Tibial prosthesis A tibial prosthesis includes a tibial tray and a post extending therefrom for receiving one or more modular stems of differing sizes. The stem provides a closed socket that registers with the post. A wedge lock fit tightens the stem to the post upon assem... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5609596 | Guide rod holder for manipulating surgical wires and pins A surgical guide rod holder is provided for holding guide rods, surgical pins, bone pins, trochars and the like during orthopedic surgery procedures. The apparatus has a frame with a handle and a barrel. The barrel has two spaced apart supports that hold ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5609642 | Tibial trial prosthesis and bone preparation system The method of implanting a femoral and a tibial knee prosthesis and instruments for surgically implanting the femoral and tibial prosthesis component as disclosed. The method includes the formation of a plurality of surgical cuts on the patient's distal f... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5601551 | Geared external fixator An external fixator for securing two or more bone elements. The external fixator includes an elongated bar; a first carriage for mounting on the bar and for securement to a first bone element; a second carriage for mounting on the bar and for securement t... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5593449 | Dual taper stem extension for knee prosthesis A knee prosthesis for surgical implantation to a patient's leg bone at the knee joint area includes a prothesis body portion that extends transversely relative to the patient's intramedullary canal for carrying a bearing surface that articulates with the ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5591166 | Multi angle bone bolt An orthopedic bone bolt and bone plate construct comprising a bone plate member and a series of fasteners. The bone plate member has at least one open portions, with the open portions allowing placement of a series of fasteners therethrough at spaced apar... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5588443 | Zirconium oxide and zirconium nitride coated guide wires Guide wires fabricated from a core or substrate of a low modulus metal coated with blue to black zirconium oxide or zirconium nitride. The coating provides enhanced thrombogenicity, biocompatibility, blood compatibility, corrosion-resistance, friction and... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584887 | Percutaneous screw adapter A method for percutaneous fixation of a pair of vertebrae of a patient, which comprises posterolaterally entering the back of a patient percutaneously with a plurality of pedicle screws, screwing each pedicle screw into the medullary canal of the pedicles... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5584836 | Cannulated medical suture anchor Polymeric medical fixation screws with multiple cannulations and thereby a reduced risk of shearing while being torqued into place are provided. The polymeric screws have at least two cannulae, on either side of a central longitudinal axis of the screw, e... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5578039 | Tibial resection instrumentation and surgical method A method of preparing a patient's proximal tibia with a surgical saw and cutting instrumentation is disclosed. The method of the present invention prepares the patient's proximal tibial to receive a tibial implant. The patient's intramedullary canal is fi... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5575793 | Patella clamp apparatus An improved patella clamp apparatus includes a scissor-like instrument frame having a pair of handles at one end portion. A patella holder and drill collet have gripping surfaces for holding a patient's patella therebetween during preparation for implanta... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5573401 | Biocompatible, low modulus dental devices The invention provides dental devices (including implants, abutments, bridges, screws, and orthodontic appliances) that are fabricated from low modulus, biocompatible, non-toxic Ti-Nb-Zr alloys. The dental implants provide a biomaterial-to-bone interface ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5569261 | Distal femoral cutting guide apparatus with anterior or posterior referencing for use in knee joint replacement surgery A distal femoral cutting instrument includes an intramedullary rod for referencing the patient's intramedullary canal. A valgus block with a flat reference surface mounts to the intramedullary rod at a bore of the valgus block. The bore of the block has a... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5569247 | Enhanced variable angle bone bolt An improvement to a multi-angle fastener for use in connecting a bone portion with a connecting member. The multi-angle fastener includes a rotating member having a central longitudinal axis and an outer surface; a fixed member having a central longitudin... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5569249 | Cannulated modular intramedullary nail A modular intramedullary nail includes three connectable sections that are connectable end to end. The three sections include an upper proximal nail component having an open ended bore. The second section is a central nail section that is an elongated cur... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5562666 | Method for treating intertrochanteric fracture utilizing a femoral fracture device An apparatus for treating fractures of the femur including a screw and an intramedullary rod. The screw has a threaded portion and a smooth portion. The rod has a head and a stem. There is at least one opening through the head of the rod in an angled dire... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5562730 | Total artificial heart device of enhanced hemocompatibility Cardiovascular and other medical implants fabricated from low-modulus Ti--Nb--Zr alloys to provide enhanced biocompatibility and hemocompatibility. The cardiovascular implants may be surface hardened by oxygen or nitrogen diffusion or by coating with a ti... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5560096 | Method of manufacturing femoral knee implant A method of manufacturing a distal femoral knee prosthesis includes the initial step of forming a rough prosthesis workpiece member that has the approximate size and shape of a final polished distal femoral prosthesis. The rough prosthesis workpiece membe... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558674 | Devices and methods for posterior spinal fixation Disclosed are novel devices and methods for modular occipital/spinal fixation, general bone fixation, as well as skull fracture repair, wherein a novel orthopedic plate designed for unicortical engagement of the bone, particularly the occiput, is employed... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5549673 | Phonosurgery implant instruments and a system and method of implantation A phonosurgery implant is inserted through an opening in the thyroid cartilage to reposition and stabilize a vocal cord. An implant body is formed of a biocompatible material. The body includes a contact surface adapted to support a vocal cord upon insert... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549610 | Femoral intramedullary nail An intramedullary femoral rod provides a hollow rod body with five openings including a first group of three openings and a second group of two openings spaced at 180° from the first opening. The five openings define three passageways including two upwar... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549667 | Mechanical heart with wear resistant coatings of reduced thrombogenicity Hard, wear resistant, biocompatible and blood compatible coatings for components of external blood-contacting pumps including mechanical heart devices that are exposed to conditions of wear in the body and that may be exposed to blood components. The comp... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549702 | Flexible orthopaedic stem apparatus An orthopaedic prosthesis for implantation in a patient's intramedullary canal includes a prosthesis body and a removable prosthesis stem portion that is connectable to the prosthesis body at the lower end portion of the prosthesis body. The stem is forme... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549688 | Asymmetric femoral prosthesis A knee prosthesis includes a femoral prosthesis member having anterior, distal, and posterior articulating surface portions. The posterior articulating surface portions comprising a pair of condylar surface portions that are positioned at differing distan... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549703 | Orthopedic prosthesis apparatus with improved taper locking connection An orthopedic joint prosthesis includes a prosthesis body with a pair of connectable components each having a connecting portion with a generally frustroconically shaped surface. One of the components has a projecting connecting portion and the other comp... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5545227 | Biocompatible low modulus medical implants This invention relates generally to high strength, low modulus, metallic medical implants and, in particular, a titanium alloy useful in their fabrication which has a relatively low modulus of elasticity (e.g. closer to that of bone than other typically-u... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5545228 | Offset bone bolt A method for percutaneous fixation of a pair of vertebrae of a patient, which comprises posterolaterally entering the back of a patient percutaneously with a plurality of offset bone bolts, screwing each bone bolt into the medullary canal of the pedicles ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5540703 | Knotted cable attachment apparatus formed of braided polymeric fibers A surgical, orthopaedic cable attachment apparatus and method for the surgical repair or fusion of orthopaedic anatomical structures is constructed from a length of flexible cable formed of a braided polymeric material having a first and second end portio... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5534005 | Surgical milling system An in-situ surgical orthopedic milling apparatus includes an instrument frame having upper and lower end portions. A plurality of templates are provided, each forming a respective virtual pattern. A cutting device supported upon the frame cuts bone tissue... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5514140 | Instrumentation for long stem surgery A method and apparatus for installing a knee prosthetic component on a patient's tibia includes the selection by a surgeon of one of a plurality of reamers, each of the reamers having a different cutting size diameter such as for example between ten and t... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5509933 | Medical implants of hot worked, high strength, biocompatible, low modulus titanium alloys Biocompatible medical implants from a high strength, low modulus, hot worked titanium alloy containing titanium, about 10-20 wt. % or 35 to about 50 wt. % niobium and up to 20 wt. % zirconium. In particular, the titanium implants have a modulus of elastic... | 04/23/1996 |
