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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105330 | Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools A patellar 3-D guidance tool includes a template. The template includes at least one contact surface for engaging a surface of the patella. The at least one contact surface substantially conforms with the surface associated with the patellar. At least one guide aper... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096997 | Guiding device for bone cutting A device for guiding a cutting tool capable of cutting bone portions at the level of the head of a bone includes a seat intended to be fastened at the level of said head defining a first rotation axis (Γ). The device includes means for adjusting the position of the... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092462 | Spacer for use in arthroplasty on a knee joint 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... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083746 | Open wedge osteotomy system and surgical method A system and method for performing an opening wedge osteotomy in a tibia, the system and method comprising (i) a positioning guide configured for aligning a portion of the positioning guide with a joint line of the tibia and for fixing the positioning guide to the t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8070752 | Patient specific alignment guide and inter-operative adjustment A method of preparing a joint for a prosthesis in a patient. The method includes obtaining scan data associated with the joint of the patient, preparing a three-dimensional image of the joint based on the scan data, preparing a pre-operative surgical plan based on t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066708 | Patient selectable joint arthroplasty devices and surgical tools Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057478 | 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... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052692 | Cutting guide apparatus and surgical method for use in knee arthroplasty Novel cutting guides and surgical methods for use in knee arthroplasty are described. Embodiments of the inventive cutting guide apparatus include fixed and adjustable cutting guide blocks having a series of slots designed to accommodate a cutting saw. The cutting g... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8038681 | Modular femoral orthopaedic surgical instrument A femoral orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a posterior femoral trial having a cutting guide defined therein and an anterior femoral trial removably coupled to the posterior femoral trial. The anterior femoral trial may also include a cutting guide defined th... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8025663 | Augments for surgical instruments A system for establishing a prosthetic gap between first and second bones at a joint comprises an instrument for positioning within the gap between the first and second bones, and an augment for filling the gap when coupled to the instrument. In one embodiment, a re... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021368 | Methods and apparatus for improved cutting tools for resection A cutting tool is provided with an arcuate cutting blade that preferably engages a guide tool to create a curved resected surface during an arthorplasty procedure. In one embodiment, a depth of the cutting blade is sufficient to permit the simultaneous creation of r... | 09/20/2011 |
| 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 |
| 8002777 | Instrumentation and method for implanting a curved stem tibial tray A punch assembly for preparing a tibia bone for a prosthesis includes a static component configured to be supported by the tibia bone and a dynamic component that includes a punch having a stem. The dynamic component is supported for movement relative to the static ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993341 | Navigated orthopaedic guide and method A navigated orthopaedic guide is provided for establishing datums used to position subsequent components during an orthopaedic surgical procedure. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985227 | Knee aligner for surgery Generally described the invention relates to methods and apparatuses for aligning the lower extremities of a patient with a mechanical axis. More specifically, the present invention provides an exoskeleton or external framework that positions a patient's leg into a ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7985226 | Distal femoral cutting guide A device and a method for establishing a position and orientation for a preliminary saw cut in a distal end of a femur to prepare the femur for installation of a prosthetic knee joint. A guide block defining a cutting plane is carried on an adjustably positioned loc... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7967824 | Bone cutting fixture assembly with guide appendages A bone cutting fixture assembly for use as guide for a cutting blade in shaping a distal end of a femur to receive a component of a knee prosthesis is provided. The assembly has a centrally located, elongated support structure, made of a polymeric material, having a... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967822 | Methods and apparatus for orthopedic implants Methods and apparatus for orthopedic implants. ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967823 | Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy Apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy, the apparatus comprising: a wedge-shaped implant for disposition in a wedge-shaped opening created in the tibia, wherein the wedge-shaped implant comprises at least two... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963968 | Distal femoral trial with removable cutting guide Various embodiment of the present invention provide a distal femoral trial that allows a surgeon to cut the central box geometry of a distal femur using an implant-shaped trial. The trial includes a cutting guide that is removable from the trial and adjustable with ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963969 | Provisional orthopedic implant and recutting instrument guide A provisional component for use with differently sized first and second prosthetic orthopedic components. The provisional component has a configuration which is substantially similar to the first prosthetic component and has a predefined correspondence to the second... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959637 | Distal femoral cutting guide A system locates a femoral cutting guide on a distal end of a femur. The femoral cutting guide establishes at least a first reference plane to perform a distal femoral planar cut. The system generally includes a mounting rod operable to insert into the distal end of... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7935120 | Posterior femur rough cut guide for minimally invasive knee arthroplasty A method of preparing the proximal tibial and distal ends of the femur for the implantation of prosthetic components, including the steps of exposing the joint; resecting the distal end of the femur; resecting the tibia; and making a preliminary rough cut of a poste... | 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 |
| 7927336 | Guide assembly for guiding cuts to a femur and tibia during a knee arthroplasty An assembly for guiding resection of a femur and tibia of a knee joint in preparation for installing a femoral and tibial knee components. For example, the assembly can include tibial and femoral IM rods to which are connected through a torque bolt that allows contr... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7901408 | System and method for retrograde procedure A system and method may be used for accessing an articular surface and for preparing an implant site on the articular surface. The method may include locating a portion of the articular. An access passage may be drilled towards the articular surface though bone behi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896882 | Surgical universal positioning block and tool guide A positioning block (10) for use in total knee replacement surgery, permitting five degrees-of-freedom movement relative to a bone element (39) to which it is fixed. The positioning block (10) comprises a rotational mounting element (14) ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7875032 | Osteochondral autograft transplantation procedure and apparatus A surgical procedure according to which a cutting device is connected in a spaced relationship to an anchor, and the anchor is located over a first area of the bone. The distance between the cutting device and the anchor is adjusted so that the cutting device extend... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7837691 | Dynamic knee balancer with opposing adjustment mechanism A device for performing a surgical procedure on a knee comprises a femoral assembly comprising a stationary femoral member attachable to the distal femur, an adjustable femoral member movably coupled with the stationary member to adjust tension in at least one ligam... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7819878 | Tibial condylar hemiplasty tissue preparation instruments and methods A method for resecting at least a portion of a lateral or medial facet at the proximal end of a tibia includes forming a tunnel having a proximal end on a lateral, medial, or anterior side of a proximal end of a tibia and a distal end on a lateral or medial facet at... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806897 | Knee arthroplasty and preservation of the quadriceps mechanism A method is provided for the preparation and performance of a total knee arthroplasty. The method includes making a primary incision near the knee joint of a leg of a patient. The incision is sized or located preserving a quadriceps mechanism in the leg of the patie... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806899 | Patellar resection tool A patellar resection tool has first and second gripping members adapted for relative movement between a closed position in which the patella can be held between the gripping members and an open position in which the patella can be released. The tool also has first a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806898 | Modular guide systems and related rasps and methods for resecting a joint articulation surface The present invention relates to guide systems and methods for resecting at least a portion of a joint articulation surface on a bone by mounting a first cutting guide on the joint articulation surface. A first portion of the joint articulation surface is resected u... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7794467 | Adjustable surgical cutting systems Adjustable and modular systems, devices and methods for accurately cutting or resecting bones during surgery, particularly in preparation for installing joint implants during arthroplasties, including, but not limited to, preparation of femur or tibia during knee ar... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789885 | Instrumentation for knee resection A modular sizing device for a bone. The sizing device includes a sizer base positionable relative to the bone, a stylus, and a coupler operable to magnetically couple the base to the stylus for measuring a size of the bone. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780672 | Femoral adjustment device and associated method A femoral adjustment device to balance a flexion gap. The device includes a body attachable to a distal femur, the body having a cutting guide and an adjustment mechanism operable to balance the flexion gap, wherein upon balancing the flexion gap, the cutting guide ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780671 | Bone resection apparatus and method for knee surgery A bone resection apparatus and its method of use for knee surgery are presented. In one aspect of the invention, the apparatus includes a spacer and a tibial cut guide. The spacer has a first surface engageable with the cut distal femoral bone and a second surface o... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776044 | Tibial tray inserter A tibial tray inserter for use during knee joint replacement surgery is provided. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7763027 | Extramedullary fluoroscopic alignment guide An extramedullary fluoroscopic alignment guide is disclosed, along with a surgical method employing such an alignment guide. The extramedullary alignment guide includes both radiolucent and radiopaque material. The invention is useful in performing surgery on bones,... | 07/27/2010 |
