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...that the Band-Aid Bandage was invented by a Johnson & Johnson employee whose wife had cut herself? Earl Dickson's wife was rather accident prone, so he set out to develop a bandage that she could apply without help. He placed a small piece of gauze in the center of a small piece of surgical tape, and what we know today as the Band Aid bandage was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5035697 | Orthopedic medullary nail A tibia medullary pin for the treatment of lower-leg fractures of all kinds has an anterior half (1), a posterior half (2), a proximal end segment (3), and a distal end segment (4), with the longitudinal axes (5;6) of the two end segments (3;4) forming in... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5013314 | Instrumentation and method for inserting flexible implants into fractured bones An instrument set is provided for driving flexible bone implants into fractured long bones and then extracting them after the bones have mended, the set having a plurality of tools adapted to be held individually and interchangeably in a multi-functional ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4978349 | Fixation plate An osteosynthetic fixation plate comprising a retaining plate and a helically twisted blade extending therefrom, for use in treatment of fractures to the neck of the femur.... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4973332 | Attachment for femur sliding screw plate A femur sliding screw plate is improved by adding flanges or wings on either side of a central portion, the flanges extending at least partially around the femur shaft. Preferrably, the flanges are provided integral to a centrally raised part which fits o... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4969887 | Self-retaining nail kit for repairing a fractured neck of femur The instant invention provides both a device and a method for treatment of a fractured neck of a femur. The device is such that it is inserted inside the broken femur and urges the two halves together so that the bone will unite and heal by natural growth... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4915092 | Flexible implants for stable flexible osteosynthesis of femoral tibia fractures and working instrumentation A set of flexible implants for repair of femur fractures includes a short implant which is of flattened S shape and is dimensioned to extend generally upwardly from a point below the upper condyle through the neck and into the head of the femur, an interm... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4863444 | Antibiotic-containing agent and its use as a surgical plastic material It is known that antibiotics, particularly gentamycine, are released with delay from plastic materials such as polymethacrylate and/or polyacrylate. Thereby, a steep initial decrease in concentration long periods of time. These antibiotic-containing synth... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4851008 | Bone implant prosthesis with substantially stress-free outer surface A bone implant prosthesis having an outer stress-free surface and a subsurface carried generally beneath and parallel to the outer surface for bearing tensile stresses. The prosthesis of the invention includes a plurality of slots undercutting the outer s... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4846162 | Orthopedic nail and method of bone fracture fixation An orthopedic nail for intramedullary fixation of fractures in long bones has an axially outwardly opening mouth in a first end thereof including a pair of side edge portions and an inward bight portion. A method of fixation of a fracture of a long bone i... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4805607 | Modular intramedullary nail system A modular intramedullary nail system for the repair of long bone fractures. The system comprises several base nails of different lengths and diameters, each of which may be anatomically curved, and several extension members of different lengths and diamet... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4795473 | Extramedullary femoral head-neck prosthesis and method of implanting same An extramedullary femoral head-neck prosthesis for implantation in a femur, the latter having a shaft and a neck at the upper end of the shaft at the medial side of the femur. The prosthesis comprises a sideplate and screws for securing the sideplate to t... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4791918 | Femoral-neck implant A femoral-neck implant has an elongated plate formed with a row of holes and adapted to fit against a femur below a trochanter, respective corticalis screws traversing the holes in the plate for securing same to the femur below the trochanter femur, a sti... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4787378 | Self-retaining nail for fracture of neck of femur The instant invention provides both a device and a method for treatment of a fractured neck of a femur. The device is such that it is inserted inside the broken femur and urges the two halves together so that the bone will unite and heal by natural growth... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4759351 | Osteotomy method for biomechanical femoral neck lengthening and torsion A method of performing a femoral neck-lengthening osteotomy is disclosed. A cut is made in the proximal end of the femur, generally parallel with the sagittal plane and substantially bisecting the proximal end of the femur. The resulting, relatively movab... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4756307 | Nail device A nail device includes a plurality of segments fastened together by a resorbable bioadhesive such that the plurality of segments are gradually disassociated after the nail device is implanted into a bone. The disassociated segments exhibit less bending an... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4713076 | Coating composition and anchorage component for surgical implants The invention relates to a coating composition and an anchorage component for implants having a completely or partly coated surface. The coating comprises a filling material of highly porous spherical particles having a diameter from about 10 to about 200... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4712541 | Bone nail and instruments for the treatment of fractures A bone nail for the treatment of fractures in the proximal femur zone is disclosed having a distal end portion adapted to be disposed at the outer surface of the femoral condyle, said end portion being provided with a coupling portion for engagement with ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4711232 | Bone fastener and method of installing same A fastener for anchoring in a bore in a bone has a screw having a substantially cylindrical outer surface formed with a helical screwthread. This screw has at its screwthread a thread diameter and between the turns of the thread at the surface a root diam... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4653486 | Fastener, particularly suited for orthopedic use A method and apparatus for fastening one element to another, particularly adapted for orthopedic use, wherein the fastener is structurally adapted to be driven into a member somewhat like a nail and to be secured therein by rotating the fastener through a... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4565193 | Pronged plate for resetting fractured bones A pronged plate for fixing bone parts together at a bone fracture in the region of an articulation has prongs projecting transversely from one end of the plate, which is elongate to lie along a limb bone, and has perforations to receive securing screws to... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4494535 | Hip nail A sliding hip nail implant for fixation of a fractured hip bone is provided with ports in communication with a longitudinal cannula for the introduction of an acrylic cement to stabilize the bone and adhere the nail.... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4441492 | Aid for telescopic nail for orthopedic use An auxiliary tool used with an orthopedic compression system having a hollow barrel member coacting with nail means, the tool comprising an elongated rod engageable within the barrel member and having at least one longitudinal groove on its exterior surfa... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4438762 | Orthopedic hip fixation device An apparatus useful in reduction of fractures in the vicinity of the neck of the femur comprising a lag screw for being threadably received in or adjacent the head of the femur, and extending through the neck of the femur, an annular sleeve telescopingly ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4381770 | Method and apparatus for performing percutaneous bone surgery and new pin implant Apparatus and method of performing percutaneous bone surgery particularly to repair a particular fractured trochanteric portion of a femur. The technique includes the making of a small first incision to the bone, introducing a tubular guide, placing a dri... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4172452 | Fracture nail plate assembly A hip fracture nail device includes a telescopic nail for fixing the broken hip joint portions of the femur together and a retaining plate to which the nail is angularly secured in longitudinal sliding relationship at an angle of approximately 150° by a ... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4135506 | Method of and device for pinning a fractured vertebra A bone pin for a fractured vertebra has a pair of ends, a bend between the ends, and at least one laterally extending lug at one of the ends. A nonstraight hole is drilled in a vertebra or between two vertebrae and the pin is inserted by means of a specia... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4129903 | Hinge prosthetic joint with ball head A hinge prosthetic joint with a ball head, especially an endoprosthetic joint having a ball head for use with the proximal region of a bone such as the femur, wherein the ball head is provided with a traction or tension device for the anchoring thereof at... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4103683 | Sub-trochanteric nail A surgical appliance for stabilizing a fractured thighbone is shown having a femoral nail for insertion in the medullary canal and a crosspiece supported at one end in a slot that extends longitudinally lengthwise in the femoral nail, the other end of the... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4101985 | Hip-joint prosthesis A hip-joint prosthesis has a ball head shaped to fit in an acetabulum, an elongated shaft adapted to fit in and between two opposite sides of a medullary cavity of a femur, and a stem between and connecting the head to one end of the shaft. This shaft is ... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4011863 | Supracondylar prosthetic nail A prosthetic nail for stabilizing fractures in the supracondylar area of the femur has an elongated flat shape and tapers substantially over its entire length from a relatively thick head (about 0.4 × 0.5 inch) to a relatively thin tip (about 0.2 × 0.05... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4009712 | Fluted hip nail implant system for orthopaedic surgery A fluted hip nail implant system for orthopaedic surgery for use in repair of fractures of the hip or for stabilization of surgically created fractures in the reconstruction of congenital deformaties of the hip. A single piece fluted hip nail with dependi... | 03/01/1977 |
