Bizarre Patents
Ballistic resistant body covering
A ballistic resistant body covering for protecting the torso, groin and neck area from ballistic missiles.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163027 | Tibial insert having a reinforced keel A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and a bottom surface. A keel of the tibial insert is coupled to the bottom surface of the platform and a rod of the tibial insert extends through a portion of the keel. A surgical method for knee ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8092546 | Knee arthroplasty prosthesis A knee arthroplasty prosthesis includes a femoral component having multiple pieces with engagement means provided for engaging various pieces of the femoral component to one another following their insertion in the incised area of the femur. A tibial component inclu... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075627 | System and method for transmitting orthopaedic implant data A system and method for transmitting implant data includes an orthopaedic implant, a wireless receiver, and a processing circuit electrically coupled to the wireless receiver. The orthopaedic implant is configured to transmit implant identification data and implant ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075628 | Modular bone implant, tools, and method Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7857858 | Modular bone implant, tool, and method Modular bone implants, manner of assembly, and their method of use are presented. In one form thereof, a tibial component of a knee prosthesis is providing including a tray having substantially planar top and bottom surfaces and an extension forming an elongate body... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7771484 | Modular tibial implant A modular tibial implant includes a tibial baseplate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and first and second openings extending between the top and bottom surfaces, and a bone engaging element having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis extendi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771483 | Tibial condylar hemiplasty implants, anchor assemblies, and related methods A method for mounting a tibial condylar implant includes forming a tunnel having a proximal end on a lateral, medial, or anterior side of a proximal end of the tibia and a distal end on an at least partially resected lateral or medial facet at the proximal end of th... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7578850 | Unicondylar knee implant A unicondylar knee implant system according to one embodiment includes a unicondylar femoral knee component having a single sagittal radius, a tibial bearing component, and a tibial tray component having a self-locking keel. The unicondylar knee implant system also ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7544211 | Offset stem tibial implant A low-profile offset stem tibial implant includes a tray with a plate that extends transversely around a first tibial axis. The plate includes a distal surface adapted to engage against the prepared surface of the tibia. An engagement portion extends away from the d... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7462199 | Methods for mounting a tibial condylar implant A method for mounting a tibial condylar implant includes forming a tunnel having a proximal end on a lateral, medial, or anterior side of a proximal end of the tibia and a distal end on an at least partially resected lateral or medial facet at the proximal end of th... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7422605 | Mobile bearing knee prosthesis In one embodiment of the present invention a mobile bearing knee prosthesis may include an interface (e.g., a spherical radius interface) comprised of a concave superior surface on a tibial tray and a convex inferior surface on a tibial insert. In another embodiment... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7357817 | Modular keel tibial component A modular keel or stem for use as a tibial implant has a central stem portion including a coupling portion for insertion into and through an opening in a tibial baseplate. The modular keel or stem may also include a pair of anti-rotation fins or ribs which extend me... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338496 | Method and apparatus for positioning an implant A jig for positioning an implant at an implantation site in a bone. The jig comprises a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an exterior surface, an interior surface operable to receive at least a portion of the implant, and an engagement surface located ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7294149 | Orthopedic implant with angled pegs An orthopedic implant, such as a tibial tray, includes a body having a bone contacting surface with at least one and preferably two pegs extending from the bone contacting surface. Each of the pegs has a longitudinal axis angled with respect to the bone contacting s... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7244274 | Joint prosthesis The invention relates to a joint prosthesis, especially a knee joint prosthesis, for establishing an articulated connection between a first bone and at least one second bone. The inventive prosthesis comprises a first component (1) that is at least indirectly... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7182786 | Modular bone implant, tool, and method Modular bone implants include first and second components removably attached to one another. In one embodiment, the components include a rotational alignment mechanism within the junction between the components. In another embodiment, the components include fins on ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163541 | Tibial resurfacing system A tibial resurfacing system is provided that includes a drill guide, bone chisel and implant. In one aspect, the system includes a drill guide that includes a targeting ring and a bore section for creating an axis through the tibia to the superior tibial surface in ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125423 | Intercalary prosthesis, kit and method An intercalary prosthesis spans a space in the shaft of a long bone between native proximal and distal ends of the long bone. The intercalary prosthesis has first and second intercalary segments connected to proximal and distal stem components. The stem components a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7083652 | Tibial tray with adjustable keel A tibial prosthesis includes a tibial platform having a medial-lateral center and an inferior surface matable with a resected proximal tibia, and a modular keel that is fixable to the inferior surface and adjustable in a medial-lateral direction with respect to the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085358 | Visual caller identification A visual caller identification system and method are provided. A caller identification device of a called party's telephone, whether integrated with the telephone or stand-alone, includes a series of colored lights for visually alerting the called party to an incomi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056344 | Osseous anchoring device for a prosthesis The present invention relates to an osseous anchoring device intended to maintain a prosthesis or an implant in position, and in particular an anchoring device for an intervertebral prosthesis. The anchoring device for a prosthesis (1), or an implant, is inte... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033399 | Welded hip prosthesis A hip prosthesis has a neck, a trochanter, a link, and an intramedullary rod. The intramedullary rod and the link are formed as a sub-assembly connected together endwise by a universal joint formed as a tubular extension. The link is telescoped into the trochanter a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025788 | Knee joint prosthesis A modular tibial component for a knee joint prosthesis. The modular tibial component includes a tray, a stem and an adapter assembly. The tray includes a support surface and downwardly extending extension having a generally circular shape. The stem includes a main b... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025790 | Ankle joint prosthesis and its method of implantation The ankle joint prosthesis adapted to involve the patient's distal tibia and talus has, according to the present invention, tibial, talar and mobile or semi-constrained bearing components that are laterally to medially implanted in the patient. The tibial component'... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6974481 | Tibial trial system The present invention provides a prosthetic trialing system for use in preparing a patient for an implant, and particularly, a tibial trialing system, as well as methods of using the trialing system to install the implant prostheses. Tibial trials according to the p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6969406 | Prosthetic element comprising two components and process for assembling such a prosthetic element A prosthetic element comprising two principal components which are assembled together and immobilized with respect to each other by a screw which may be selectively threaded into at least one tapping in at least one of the principal components. The screw comprises a... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966928 | Surgically implantable knee prosthesis having keels An implantable knee prosthesis for unicompartmental implantation into a knee joint includes a body having a substantially elliptical shape in plan and a pair of opposed faces. A peripheral edge extends between the faces and has first and second opposed sides and fir... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6953479 | Orthopedic implant extension A stem extension for surgical implants such as tibial or femoral knee implants. The stem extension is interposed between the stem and its load bearing component (i.e., tibial tray or condylar component) and angularly orients the attached stem relative to the load be... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942670 | Prosthesis evaluation assembly and associated method A tibial trial assembly for evaluating the stability and kinematics of a tibial implant, particularly a mobile bearing implant, prior to committing to the final preparation of the proximal tibia is described. The tibial trail assembly includes a tray trial adapted t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939380 | Mobile talar component for total ankle replacement implant An ankle prosthesis includes a tibial device attachable to a tibia. The tibial device has a concave articulating surface. A talar assembly includes a dome portion having a convex articulating surface engaging the concave articulating surface of the tibial device suc... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923832 | Revision tibial component A tibial implant is provided having a stem, a tray, a bushing for joining the stem and the tray, and a locking member. In use, the stem of the implant is inserted into the medullary canal of a natural tibia and the tray rests on a resected surface at the proximal en... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6887276 | Modular implant for joint reconstruction and method of use Modular orthopedic implants for joint reconstruction and methods of use therein are described that comprise base, body, and stem components. The base receives an articulating portion on a first end and has a connector on a second end that mates with the body and ste... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6824566 | Stem taper adapter A prosthetic component includes an adaptor having a first end and a second end. The first end includes an elongated male tapered body. The second end includes a flange extending radially outwardly from the male tapered body and having an anti-rotational/anatomically... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6712855 | Compliant tibial tray assembly The present invention provides a tibial tray assembly for attaching within a cavity formed in a tibia. The tibial tray assembly includes a main body, an anchor, and a compliant portion disposed between the main body and the anchor. The main body includes a tibial tr... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6569202 | Tray and liner for joint replacement system An orthopedic component for total joint replacement that comprises a metal tray (3) and polymer liner (27), the metal tray having screw holes (7a, 7b) for fixation with screws (9) to bone and a circumferential rim or wall (15) with a smooth inner surface ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6506216 | Tibial tray with adjustable keel A tibial prosthesis includes a tibial platform having a medial-lateral center and an inferior surface matable with a resected proximal tibia, and a modular keel that is fixable to the inferior surface and adjustable in a medial-lateral direction with resp... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6436145 | Plug for a modular orthopaedic implant and method for assembly An orthopaedic device for implanting on a bone includes a first component having a socket forming a first member of a morse taper lock. A second component has an end forming a second member of a morse taper lock received in the socket. A protuberance is p... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6387131 | Knee prosthesis comprising a tibial wedge A knee prosthetic including a tibia part (1), which includes a tibia plate (2) that co-operates with at least one meniscal element by a first side (4), and co-operates with a tibia resection plan by a second side (5), including a tibia pin (3) connected w... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6379388 | Tibial prosthesis locking system and method of repairing knee joint A tibial prosthesis locking system. The system includes a tibial plate and an articular surface component or tibial insert. A proximal side of the tibial plate includes perimeter sidewalls with holding flanges formed thereon, and male retaining projection... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6355069 | Bone engaging prosthesis A bone prosthesis is provided which includes an implantable elongate stem member having a bore extending therethrough. The stem member has a proximal end and a distal end with at least one slot formed in the distal end. The slot extends along at least a p... | 03/12/2002 |
