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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7670345 | User guidance in adjusting bone incision blocks A bone incision block includes an incision guide, a localization reference adjustably attached to the incision guide, a fastener for fastening to a bone, and an adjustment device. The incision guide defines an incision plane, and the localization reference enables t... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666187 | Bone shaped cutting block A cutting block for resecting a bone, particularly the distal femur, has a body with a first generally planar bone contacting surface to contact the resected distal surface of the femur. The body has a second surface spaced from the bone contacting surface along an ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7641661 | Adjustable resection guide An adjustable resection guide is provided for guiding cutting of the tibia and/or femur during knee replacement surgery. ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641662 | Femoral condyle cutting and shaping center The present invention relates to a femoral condyle cutting and shaping center (10), which comprises a main driving shaft (15) provided in a transmission gearbox (4), and a main driving gear (14) mounted on the main driving shaft (15 | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641663 | Femoral reference tibial cut guide A femoral reference tibial cut guide for cutting the proximal tibia to receive a tibial implant. The cut guide references the femur to determine the appropriate tibial resection. ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7632279 | Patella resection clamp A patella resection clamp for use in resecting a patella has a first elongated handle portion and a second elongated handle portion. Each of the portions having first and second ends. The two handle portions are pivotally connected at a pivot point intermediate the ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628793 | Knee balancing block An orthopedic A/P cutting guide device, including a cut guide member, a support member and a positioning member for permitting both (i) rotational, and (ii) translational movement after the A/P cutting guide device has been attached to the distal femur by quick pins... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628794 | Prosthetic revision knee system The present invention provides a femoral component, and a method for surgical implantation of a femoral prosthesis, comprised of a revision knee implant and corresponding cutting block system. In particular, the revision knee implant, comprised of a femoral componen... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7621920 | Adjustable cut guide An adjustable cut guide for use in resecting the end of a bone. The cut guide of the includes guide slots, the position of which may be adjusted to one of multiple guiding positions that guide a saw in making the anterior, posterior and/or chamfer cuts in the bone. ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7618421 | 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... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7618422 | 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. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7615055 | Method and apparatus for use in balancing ligaments of a knee An apparatus for use in performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a patient includes at least one femoral paddle and a tibial paddle. At least one of the femoral paddle and the tibial paddle is movable away from the other. The apparatus also includes a sensor ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7615054 | Bicompartmental knee implant and method An improved method of performing surgery on a joint in a patient's body, such as a knee, includes making an incision in a knee portion of one leg while a lower portion of the one leg is extending downward from an upper portion of the one leg and while a foot connect... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7604639 | Patellar cutting guide A patellar cutting guide is particularly useful in a method of minimally invasive knee arthroplasty in which an incision is made along the medial or lateral aspect of a patient's knee, exposing the knee joint. The patellar cutting guide includes a clamp configured t... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7601154 | Unicondylar knee instrument system The present invention provides for an apparatus for cutting a tibia, a stylus, an apparatus for cutting a femur, an apparatus for aligning a femoral cutting guide, and an ankle clamp in support of a unicondylar knee surgery. The present invention further provides fo... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7578821 | Dynamic knee balancer with pressure sensing A device for performing a surgical procedure on a knee includes an adjustable femoral portion, a tibial portion and at least one sensor coupled with the femoral and/or tibial portions to sense pressure exerted by the femoral and tibial portions against one another. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7572262 | Femoral guide for revision surgery A femoral guide for use in implanting a knee prosthesis. The femoral guide includes a cutting guide, and a referencing guide coupled to the cutting guide and adapted for locating a femoral joint line. ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7566335 | Method and apparatus for patella resection A medical device for holding a patella including a clamping assembly configured to hold the patella and an actuating assembly connected to the clamping assembly. The actuating assembly moving the clamping assembly from an open position to a closed position, wherein ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7547307 | Computer assisted knee arthroplasty instrumentation, systems, and processes Instrumentation, systems, and processes for tracking anatomy, instrumentation, trial implants, implants, and references, and rendering images and data related to them in connection with surgical operations, for example total knee arthroplasties (“TKA”). These in... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7520880 | Adjustable surgical support base with integral hinge An apparatus is provided for supporting a surgical component adjacent to a bone during a surgical procedure. The apparatus includes an integral body having a hinge platform, a hinge integral with the hinge platform; and a surgical component mounting portion integral... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7465307 | Tissue treatment system A hair removal device (22) includes a cooling surface (34) which is used to contact the skin (6) prior to exposure to hair tissue-damaging laser light (74) passing from a radiation source (36) through a recessed window (46).... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7442196 | Dynamic knee balancer Dynamic knee balancing devices, systems and methods provide for enhanced total knee arthroplasty (“TKA”) procedures. Devices generally include a stationary femoral member for removably attaching to a distal femur and an adjustable femoral member coupled with the... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419491 | Bone-conserving orthopedic instrumentation and appliances Apparatus and surgical techniques provide alternative cutting fixtures and other features to improve bone resection accuracy and joint stability. According to one embodiment, stabilizers are removably attached to a cutting guide to temporarily lengthen the surface a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7374563 | Apparatus and method for guiding a surgical instrument for shaping the end of a bone An apparatus for guiding a surgical instrument for shaping the end of a bone includes an alignment plate which has a contact surface and is mounted with the contact surface in a plane substantially perpendicular to the physical axis of the bone and in contact with t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371240 | Method of arthroplasty on a knee joint and apparatus for use in same A method of, and apparatus for, arthroplasty of a knee joint comprising obtaining a desired spacing of the femur from the tibia by inserting a spacer into the knee joint between the femur and the tibia. The spacer is used as a reference for securing a guide jig in p... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364580 | Bone-cutting apparatus A bone-cutting apparatus and associated method and system. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a guide removably attachable to a bone, and a rotatable mill coupled to the guide. The guide has a box-cut opening and the mill is pivotable within the opening. In o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361178 | Cranial flap clamp and instrument for use therewith The disclosed cranial flap clamp includes first and second clamping members and an extension member. A portion of the first member is positionable against inferior surfaces of a bone flap and skull and a portion of the second member is positionable against superior ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7344542 | Pin extraction assembly A tibial alignment guide assembly for positioning a resection guide, the assembly including a main shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The assembly also includes an anchor arm having an engaging end and a connection end. The connection end is preferably at... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344541 | Methods and apparatus for femoral and tibial resection Methods and apparatus for knee arthroplasty utilize components including an alignment device, a single medially or laterally located guidance device, and a cutting device for use in preparing the bones of a knee joint to receive knee arthroplasty implants. The align... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338497 | Femoral impactor-extractor A femoral impactor-extractor and method includes a body having an elongated passageway extending from a proximal end to a distal end, an elongated post positioned in such passageway for longitudinal movement therein and extending from a threaded proximal end to a di... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335206 | Adjustable resection guide An adjustable resection guide is provided for guiding cutting of the tibia and/or femur during knee replacement surgery. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331964 | Laser therapy device for animals and methods of using the same and manufacturing the same The present invention provides for a laser therapy device for animals and methods of manufacturing and using the same. In one embodiment, the animal therapy device is comprised of (i) a hairbrush body housing a plurality of wide-pattern laser LEDs configured to coop... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329260 | Kit, guide and method for locating distal femoral resection plane A combination cutting and spacer guide has a cutting block portion and a guide arm portion. The cutting block portion has a cutting guide slot and holes to receive pins or drills for mounting the combination cutting and spacer guide to the femur. The cutting guide p... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326222 | Suture tensioning device A device for tensioning suture which includes two telescopically slidable cannulated tubes. An adjustment wheel is coupled to and turns a threaded post which is threadingly engaged with the proximal end of one of the slidable tubes. A suture end is passed through th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326218 | Bone plate and retractor assembly A system for performing osteotomies includes a bone plate and a retractor assembly. The bone plate is operative for securing the relative positions between first and second portions of a bone that are separated by a gap. The bone plate generally includes a first mou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309339 | Apparatus for aligning an instrument during a surgical procedure An apparatus for aligning a cutting instrument during a surgical procedure includes a guide having an elongated slot adapted to receive a cutting instrument for resecting a patient's bone during the surgical procedure. The apparatus includes a translational assembly... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309363 | Adjustable knee tibial trial insert An adjustable tibial trial insert includes an upper plate having an upper articular surface and a lower plate. A height-adjustment mechanism of the insert is coupled to and positioned generally between the upper plate and the lower plate and is configured to move be... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306609 | Femoral slideway A femoral slideway and a femoral slideway/femur-size template combination is employed to create an installed knee prosthesis that creates a reduced amount of stress in the collateral ligaments relative to previous prostheses. In one embodiment, the reduced stress is... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300465 | Intervertebral allograft spacer An allogenic intervertebral implant for fusing vertebrae is disclosed. The implant is a piece of allogenic bone conforming in size and shape with a portion of an end plate of a vertebra. The implant has a wedge-shaped profile to restore disc height and the natural c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285122 | Method and apparatus for resecting a distal femur and a proximal tibia in preparation for implementing a partial knee prosthesis A method of resecting a proximal tibia and distal femur for implanting a partial knee prosthesis uses a resecting kit which includes multiple spacers, each of which has a different spacing dimension. A surgeon selects the appropriate spacer with the amount of correc... | 10/23/2007 |