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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187278 | Photodynamic cellular and acellular organism eradication utilizing a photosensitive material and benzalkonium chloride The invention relates to a method of photoeradication of cellular and acellular organisms including the steps of providing a surface acting agent containing benzalkonium chloride in association with a cellular or acellular organism, the surface acting agent disorien... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187279 | Surgical instrument system with ball and socket support A surgical instrument support system has a support frame supported by three arms. Each arm has a plurality of ball and socket members strung in series along a cable. The arms are also connected to bases mountable to the patient's limb on the proximal and distal side... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187280 | Knee joint prosthesis system and method for implantation A system for cooperating with an elongated IM member during preparation of a bone for receiving a prosthesis can include a scaffold, skeleton or frame. An alignment assembly can be selectively coupled to the frame. The alignment assembly can cooperate with the IM me... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8167888 | Tibial spacer blocks and femoral cutting guide The present invention relates to one or more tibial spacer blocks used during knee arthroplasty, each configured to be temporarily positioned upon a resected proximal portion of a tibia (essentially mimicking the tibial component of the knee prosthesis), for perform... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162949 | Tibial resection guide A tibial resection guide. The tibial resection guide includes a support member having a longitudinal shaft, and a referencing guide coupled to the longitudinal shaft, the referencing guide defining a referencing slot. The tibial resection guide can also include a cu... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157807 | Skin treatment including patterned light Methods and systems for treating skin for aesthetic or health purposes are described. According to various embodiments, photoresponsive materials and light are delivered in a controlled fashion to produce a patterned distribution of a material in the skin. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147497 | In situ patellar fixing system Disclosed is a patellar cutting jig for use in a knee joint surgical procedure. The jig grips and holds a patella in situ in spatial reference to the femur to enable the appropriate cut to be made to the patella to accurately accommodate the patello-femoral gap at t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147498 | Method and apparatus for assembling implants An apparatus and method for implanting a prosthesis includes implanting a first component into a recess in a bone. The first component defines a main body defining a receiving portion and a locating bore. A second component is located into engagement with the first ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8133231 | Instrument kit and method for performing meniscal repair An instrument kit for performing a repair procedure on a meniscal tear in a knee for use in combination with a mechanical repair device is disclosed. The instrument kit includes at least one template including an elongate body defining X, Y and Z axes. The elongate ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128630 | 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. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118811 | Apparatus for knee surgery and method of use The present invention comprises a set of instruments and a method for their use in preparing a knee joint to receive knee implants. The inventive instruments and method are generally suitable for knee joint surgery. Furthermore, they include features that make them ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7967822 | Methods and apparatus for orthopedic implants Methods and apparatus for orthopedic implants. ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
