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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187281 | Variable angle targeting device An orthopedic device includes a targeting member, an elongated guiding member, and an adjustment member. The targeting member has an elongated body along a first longitudinal axis and can be coupled to an intramedullary implant such that the first longitudinal axis ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177822 | Contoured bone plate for fracture fixation having hook members and drill guide for same A bone fixation plate for fixation of fractures having a small terminal bone fragment, such as fractures of the lateral malleolus. The bone fixation plate includes an elongated body, and two hook members extending from a first end of the elongated body. Each hook me... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172854 | Attachable instrument guide with detachable handle An instrument guide with device coupler, a handle and one or more instrument guide lumens is detachably coupled to an orthopedic implant to facilitate drilling of the fastener holes or to facilitate insertion of self-tapping or self-dripping fasteners. The handle is... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172853 | Instrumentation for creating an intervertebral space for receiving an implant A surgical instrument set for use in spinal surgery for forming a substantially quadrilateral space in the spine for implanting a spinal implant at least in part into and at least in part across a disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies and methods of use are d... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172886 | Bone plate with pre-assembled drill guide tips Removable drill guide tips are pre-assembled into threaded holes of a bone plate. The tips may be used with an extension to together function as a conventional drill guide. After drilling, the extension or another tool is used to remove the tips from the plate. Acco... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162950 | Bone plate instrument and method A drill guide for a bone plate which has holes therethrough for receiving bone screws. The drill guide includes a guide block having drill guide bores alignable with at least two bone screw receiving holes in the bone plate. A first locking element in inserted throu... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8142440 | Transverse centering tool with pin placement guides A centering tool for transverse centering between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra is disclosed. The centering tool comprises a support portion having a proximal end and a distal end, two handles, and two pin placement guides, each guide having a hollow cylind... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8118814 | Implement for orientating a tool, particularly useful in surgical tools for harvesting and implanting bone plugs to repair damaged bone tissue An implement for orientating a tool at a predetermined angle with respect to a plane of a target surface to be engaged by the tool includes a rod having a distal end coupled to a head formed with three contact points arranged in a circular array around the longitudi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114090 | Drill centering tool for removal of orthopedic plug A tool centers an elongated drill bit within an elongated canal surrounded by bone tissue. A sleeve having an expandable diameter is internally threaded. The sleeve threadedly engages an externally-threaded cylindrical guide. A key includes a handle at one end of an... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109934 | All through one drill guide for cervical plating Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus for guiding medical instruments, including a handle with a handle shaft, an alignment stand configured to interface with a receptacle of a cervical plate, an instrument guide tube coupled to the alignment stand ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109979 | Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device Instrumentation for implanting a cervical disc replacement device includes cervical disc replacement trials for determining the appropriate size of replacement device to be implanted, an insertion plate for maintaining the elements of the replacement device in fixed... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100915 | Orthopedic implant rod reduction tool set and method A tool set for implanting a rod in a human spine in conjunction with bone screws. The tool set includes a pair of end guide tools that receive opposite ends of the rod in channels and under manipulation by a surgeon facilitate transport of the rod toward the bone sc... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092465 | Patient specific knee alignment guide and associated method 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 an interactive initial surgical plan bas... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083749 | Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, low femoral osteotomy Apparatus for performing an open wedge, low femoral osteotomy, the apparatus comprising an osteotomy guide, a hinge pin and an osteotomy implant, the osteotomy guide comprising: anterior and posterior tissue shields having (i) openings for receiving the hinge pin an... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8025666 | Orthopedic implant insertion instruments Orthopedic implant insertion instruments for precision guiding of a fracture fixation implant into fractured bone to promote healing are disclosed. The implant insertion instruments comprise an insertion handle for implantation of a first fixation implant, an aiming... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8007501 | Curved positioning and insertion instrument for inserting a guide wire into the femur A curved positioning and insertion instrument for inserting a guide wire into the femur has a curved guide tube with a distal end to be placed on the trochanter and/or the medial muscle and a proximal end for inserting a guide wire. The instrument also has a holding... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7985230 | System and method of harvesting osteochondral plugs A method is disclosed and can include engaging a harvest guide with bony tissue and placing a cutting device within the harvest guide. The harvest guide can maintain the cutting device substantially perpendicular to a tangent through a point on the bony tissue align... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7985229 | Drill guide assembly for a bone fixation device A drill guide has a handle for holding and is configured to actuate a plate-engaging mechanism. An elongated member extends between proximal and distal portions with the proximal portion associated with the handle portion and the distal portion associated with the p... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7972341 | Device for forming a drill hole in bone A device for a correctly targeted formation of a drill bore centrally in a femoral attachment site of a posterior cruciate ligament of a knee joint comprises a hollow shaft for guiding a drill wire therethrough and a sighting element arranged at a distal end of the ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967825 | Coronoid process fracture fixator A device, and method of using the device, for securing a coronoid process fragment to the remainder of a coronoid process of an ulna of a patient at a site of fracture, wherein the device comprises a frame component and at least two guiding components. ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963970 | Percutaneous transpedicular access, fusion, discectomy, and stabilization system and method Apparatus and methods for accessing an inferior vertebra, a superior vertebra, and a disc space therebetween via a transpedicular approach in the inferior vertebra that may include creating a channel normal to the pedicle and using an offset guide to create a second... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7942882 | Ancillary tool for fitting a humeral component of an elbow prosthesis An ancillary tool for fitting a humeral component of a total or partial elbow prosthesis, comprising a guiding tool (30) for boring a humeral trochlea (T) along a geometric axis (X-X′) of bend of a joint to be equipped with said prosthesis. The guiding tool... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935123 | Drill guide with alignment feature A guide device is provided for use with a spinal plate that has at least one pair of screw bores formed therein. The guide device generally includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A guide member is coupled to the distal end of the elongate... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927340 | Drill guide and method for placing a fixation device hole The invention relates to a drill guide and method for providing a drill guide, where the drill guide is for placing a fixation device hole proximate to a bone tunnel in a bone. The drill guide includes a foot for placement in the bone tunnel in the bone and a leg ex... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7909830 | Methods of spinal fixation and instrumentation A method for performing spinal fixation and instrumentation. A first incision may be made through the skin and a passageway may be created to the spine. A screw may be inserted through the passageway and into a vertebrae. The screw may have a head portion including ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909829 | Tissue retractor and drill guide A tissue retractor and guide device for use in securing a spinal fixation plate to a spine is provided. In general, the device includes an elongate member having a guide member formed thereon or mated thereto with at least one lumen extending therethrough for receiv... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901439 | Allograft spinal facet fusion system A method for fusing a spinal facet joint and a surgical kit for use therein. The kit preferably comprises an allograft implant, a facet finder, a drill, a drill guide, and an implant inserter. The method preferably comprises the steps of locating the facet joint wit... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896885 | Retrograde delivery of resurfacing devices A method according to one embodiment may provide access to an articular surface of a bone. The method includes forming a passage through at least a portion of the bone. The passage provides an opening in the articular surface. The method further includes inserting a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896886 | Nail plate and implantation jig therefor A humeral fracture fixation system is provided and includes a nail-plate fixation device having a plate-like head portion, an intramedullary nail portion, and a bent neck portion therebetween which creates an angle between the plate and nail portions. The upper surf... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887544 | Ancillary tool for positioning a glenoid implant The ancillary tool according to the invention comprises a plate which defines a convex surface intended to bear against the glenoid cavity of a patient's scapula and which forms a directional guide for a drilling, fashioning or like member. To allow the surgeon to a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883513 | Polyaxial drill guide A polyaxial drill guide includes a body, a collet and a stem. The collet includes a collet shaft having distal and proximal ends and a longitudinal bore. The body includes a conical bore having narrow and wide ends. The distal end of the collet shaft rotatably mount... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7857817 | System and method for joint resurface repair A generic bone implant, or set of standardized implants, is created based on using a guide device to develop an axis normal to an articular surface of bone and collecting only one or two data points. A generic cutting tool is used to cut the bone to a point where a ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7842042 | Convergent tunnel guide apparatus and method A tunnel guide apparatus and method for forming two convergent tunnels in a bone. The apparatus includes a first bullet member for aiming a guide pin to form a first tunnel in the bone. A second bullet member adjustably connects to the first bullet member, for aimin... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7833230 | Method and apparatus for providing a passageway An apparatus for use with a passageway in a surgical procedure includes a reference structure, and first and second guide members. The first and second guide members may be arranged in a first and second positions relative to the reference structure so that passages... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819879 | Guide pin placement for hip resurfacing An instrument for guide pin placement in a femoral head and neck of a patient, the instrument having a reference pin guide member and a retrograde pin guide member adjustably attached to the reference pin guide member. The reference pin guide member has a bore confi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815646 | Drill guide and method for placing a fixation device hole The invention relates to a drill guide and method for providing a drill guide, where the drill guide is for placing a fixation device hole proximate to a bone tunnel in a bone. The drill guide includes a foot for placement in the bone tunnel in the bone and a leg ex... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7785330 | Method and apparatus for distal targeting of locking screws in intramedullary nails A system that enables targeting of an instrument placed within a drill bushing aligns the axis of a drill bushing with the axis of a transverse hole in an intramedullary nail. The system includes a probe having an elongated member with a distal end, a magnet that is... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7776047 | Guide for spinal tools, implants, and devices A guide device is provided for use with a spinal fixation element that has at least one pair of thru bores formed therein. The guide device generally includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A guide member is coupled to the distal end of th... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776048 | Adjustable treatment aid for treating bones An adjustable treatment aid for guiding, holding, attaching and/or positioning a tool for treating a bone includes a first frame having a bone position fixing device to attach the first frame to the bone, and a second frame for guiding, holding, attaching and/or pos... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7763029 | Drill-tap-screw drill guide A surgical drill guide for use with a bone plate having fastener holes oriented at predetermined angles with respect to the plate, the surgical drill guide having at least one alignment drill guiding barrel that is aligned with the respective fastener holes in the b... | 07/27/2010 |
