| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE39035 |
Universal coupler for spinal fixation |
March 21, 2006 |
| A spinal rod coupler assembly providing four degrees of freedom for connecting a spinal rod to a vertebrae of a patient which includes a tubular coupler member, an eyebolt, an insert and a set screw. The coupler member has a longitudinal bore, a central axis, and an end portion that |
| D464135 |
Pellet for filling a bone void |
October 8, 2002 |
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| 7468152 |
Process for forming bioabsorbable implants |
December 23, 2008 |
| A process for forming a rod of bioabsorbable polymeric material includes extruding the material at a temperature above its melting point at a controlled rate of between 0.4 to 20 feet per minute to form a continuous rod. The continuous rod is then cooled by passing the rod through a |
| 7458991 |
Porous metallic scaffold for tissue ingrowth |
December 2, 2008 |
| The invention relates to implantable medical devices, particularly, to porous structures for such devices. In one aspect, the invention provides a porous metal scaffold comprising a porous metal network having pores defined by metal webs, the metal webs covered with at least one layer of |
| 7458167 |
Arm angle indicator |
December 2, 2008 |
| An angle measurement device is provided for determining the version angle for the prosthetic humeral head during shoulder replacement surgery. The device has a first collar for contacting the forearm and has a first coupling element in the form of a rod aligned with the ulna. The device |
| 7425214 |
Hip arthroplasty trialing apparatus with adjustable proximal trial and method |
September 16, 2008 |
| Apparatus and method are described for interoperatively determining, during a trailing procedure conducted in connection with total hip arthroplasty, a combination of neck length and femoral head offset required in a femoral component for establishing appropriate hip mechanics in a p |
| 7413577 |
Total stabilized knee prosthesis with constraint |
August 19, 2008 |
| An improvement in a total stabilized knee prosthesis wherein stabilization against uncontrolled relative rotation between a femoral component and a tibial component about a longitudinal axis, during articulation of the knee prosthesis, is attained by the engagement of a femoral stabilizi |
| 7393355 |
Femoral guide and pivoting reamer |
July 1, 2008 |
| An apparatus for preparing the femur of a patient to receive a prosthesis is disclosed. A support is mountable in the recess and is shaped for mounting the first insert on the support. The insert is shaped for guiding pivoting of a post in a direction for reaming the recess. |
| 7390327 |
Punch apparatus and method for surgery |
June 24, 2008 |
| A bone implantation instrument, punch apparatus and method of forming a recess in a bone are described. The instrument and apparatus include a punch that is extracted from the bone by prying force. |
| 7377924 |
Navigated drill guided resection block |
May 27, 2008 |
| A bone cutting guide block has a cutting tool guide surface and a navigation mount for a navigation tracker component for computer aided positioning of the guide for a resection procedure. In various embodiments, the guide includes a rotation means. Preferably, a swivel with a pivot |
| 7374563 |
Apparatus and method for guiding a surgical instrument for shaping the end of a bone |
May 20, 2008 |
| 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 the bone. A cutting |
| 7364581 |
Variable angle cutting block |
April 29, 2008 |
| A variable angle cutting block and method for resection a bone are disclosed. The variable angle cutting block comprises a first portion, a second portion, and an angle adjustment system for positioning the first and second portions at a relative angular position upon rotation of the |
| 7357817 |
Modular keel tibial component |
April 15, 2008 |
| 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 medially and posteri |
| 7344542 |
Pin extraction assembly |
March 18, 2008 |
| 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 attached to the proximal |
| 7332117 |
Ion treated hydrogel |
February 19, 2008 |
| A high strength hydrogel having a constant swelling pressure upon implantation and thereafter is formed by preparing a hydrogel solution and then injecting the solution into a mold and cause to gel. The molded gel is then washed in a saline solution from about one day to twelve weeks |
| 7320402 |
Portable laptop display and storage apparatus |
January 22, 2008 |
| A portable display apparatus and method for transporting and displaying sample products along with an electronic device is disclosed. The portable display apparatus comprises a container, a platform, and a cover, wherein the cover is removably attached to the container. Removal of th |
| 7316715 |
Polyaxial screw for acetabular cup |
January 8, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a device which is used for solidly connecting an acetabular cup shell to bone using at least one screw. According to the invention, the screw passes through a hole housing a ring mounted in the shell of the acetabular cup. The ring is mounted within an aperture o |
| 7309339 |
Apparatus for aligning an instrument during a surgical procedure |
December 18, 2007 |
| 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 and first and second |
| 7303584 |
Modular implant for fusing adjacent bone structure |
December 4, 2007 |
| A method for facilitating fusion of bone structures includes providing an implant member for positioning between opposed bone structures, the implant member having a first end and a second end, and a segmentable portion having an outer wall defining an internal cavity for reception of |
| 7294149 |
Orthopedic implant with angled pegs |
November 13, 2007 |
| 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 surface and also an |
| 7282165 |
Wear resistant hydrogel for bearing applications |
October 16, 2007 |
| A wear resistant hydrogel for use as a prosthetic implant, such as for cartilage, is made by forming a solution of polyvinyl alcohol in a solvent of DMSO/water. The solution is placed in a mold and is gelated by cycling the mold in a freeze-thaw cycle at a temperature at or below 4.d |
| 7278995 |
Apparatus for securing a spinal rod system |
October 9, 2007 |
| An apparatus for securing a spinal rod within an anchoring device, wherein the anchoring device has an open end and a locking cap for securing the spinal rod within the open end. The apparatus includes a handle, an elongated body connected to the handle, a pair of jaws attached to the |
| 7241298 |
Universal alignment guide |
July 10, 2007 |
| A universal alignment guide for universally positioning an instrument with respect to a bone to facilitate resecting the bone along desired orientations. The alignment guide comprises a spheroidal base and a collar coupled to the base in a manner to allow universal motion of the coll |
| 7229444 |
Trochanteric cerclage plate |
June 12, 2007 |
| A bone fixation system has at least one cerclage cable and an elongate bone plate. The bone plate has a bone contacting surface, first and second spaced side portions and an outer surface opposite said bone contacting surface. The elongate plate includes a plurality of apertures or o |
| 7189243 |
Orthopaedic fixation pin extraction |
March 13, 2007 |
| An instrument and a method for gripping an orthopaedic fixation pin during a surgical procedure and extracting the pin from bone in which the pin is embedded. The pin has an embedded portion extending into the bone along a longitudinal axis, and a projecting portion projecting longitudin |
| 7186362 |
Methods of improving the wear resistance of prosthetic medical devices |
March 6, 2007 |
| A prosthetic medical device exhibiting improved wear resistance is fabricated by sealing at least one polyolefinic material in an airtight container and providing an inert atmosphere within the airtight container. The polyolefinic material is exposed to an irradiation source to yield |
| 7182767 |
Navigated lateral/medial femoral resection guide |
February 27, 2007 |
| A multi-piece knee resection instrument for use in forming an anterior cut, an anterior chamfer cut, a posterior cut and a posterior chamfer cut on a distal femur which has already had a distal surface thereof resected which cuts are for the mounting of a prosthetic implant, has a first |
| 7179296 |
Partially constrained ball and socket |
February 20, 2007 |
| A provisional prosthesis used during trial fitting of a bipolar or unipolar joint prosthesis such as a hip acetabular component. The provisional prostheses include an outer provisional shell component having an interior part-spherical surface having an open end with at least one rece |
| 7160330 |
Emulating natural knee kinematics in a knee prosthesis |
January 9, 2007 |
| A knee prosthesis and method for emulating movements, during flexion, of a natural knee joint replaced by the knee prosthesis, by enabling engagement and relative movement between the femoral component and the tibial component of the knee prosthesis along arcuate tracks, including ro |
| 7128762 |
Artificial intervertebral disc |
October 31, 2006 |
| An intervertebral prosthesis includes a disc member dimensioned for insertion within an intervertebral space between adjacent vertebrae to replace at least a portion of an intervertebral disc removed therefrom. The disc member has sufficient rigidity to support the adjacent vertebrae |
| 7115142 |
Method of repairing a bone joint |
October 3, 2006 |
| A method of repairing a bone joint by using a simple and flexible artificial ligament which easily conforms to a patient's anatomy and can be used independently or in combination with an intervertebral graft, implant or prosthesis to return stability to the spine subsequent to a surg |
| 7105025 |
Low profile fusion cage and insertion set |
September 12, 2006 |
| A bone fusion implant system including a first implant body having substantially flat top and bottom surfaces for engaging opposing vertebrae and a side wall extending between the top and bottom surfaces, the side wall including a concave recess and a second implant body having subst |
| 7081137 |
Knee prosthesis with extended range of motion |
July 25, 2006 |
| In a knee prosthesis, the condylar surfaces of a femoral component engage corresponding articular surfaces of a tibial component along prescribed tracks of predetermined curvature which enable relative rotation between the femoral component and the tibial component about a longitudinal a |
| 7070621 |
Low profile fusion cage and insertion set |
July 4, 2006 |
| A bone fusion implant system including a first implant body having substantially flat top and bottom surfaces for engaging opposing vertebrae and a side wall extending between the top and bottom surfaces, the side wall including a concave recess and a second implant body having subst |
| 7033361 |
Tibial cutting guide having variable adjustment |
April 25, 2006 |
| A method and a device for positioning a cutting guide for cutting a bone such as the tibia has a first elongated member having a longitudinally extended threaded surface. A second member is provided for receiving the first member. The second member includes an adjustment element mounted |
| 7008430 |
Adjustable reamer with tip tracker linkage |
March 7, 2006 |
| A positioning tool for a joint socket cutting instrument or a implant is designed for use with a minimally invasive surgical procedure and in conjunction with a computer assisted surgical procedure. The positioning tool has a longitudinally extending drive shaft having a moveable joint |
| 7001392 |
Apparatus and method for preparing bone for antirotational implantation of an orthopedic endopro |
February 21, 2006 |
| An apparatus and method for reaming a bone, facilitating pre-implantation alignment of a prosthesis using trial components, and preparing a bone site for anti-rotational implantation of the prosthesis is provided. The apparatus includes a boring end, a mating end disposed opposite the |
| 6994730 |
Meniscal and tibial implants |
February 7, 2006 |
| Instrumentation and a method for resurfacing a joint capsule having cartilage and meniscal surfaces such as a knee joint includes resecting a central portion of the joint cartilage on one joint member such as the tibia while leaving a meniscal rim attached to the peripheral joint cap |
| 6979353 |
Apparatus for fusing adjacent bone structures |
December 27, 2005 |
| An apparatus for facilitating fusion of adjacent vertebrae includes an implant body dimensioned for positioning within an intervertebral space between upper and lower vertebrae to maintain the vertebrae in desired spaced relation to facilitate fusion thereof. The implant body includes |
| 6929647 |
Instrumentation and method for implant insertion |
August 16, 2005 |
| An implant insertion apparatus for guiding surgical instrumentation and facilitating insertion of surgical implants into an intervertebral space includes an adjustable element defining a longitudinal passageway dimensioned to guide the surgical instrumentation inserted through the lo |
| 6899734 |
Modular implant for fusing adjacent bone structure |
May 31, 2005 |
| A fusion implant apparatus for facilitating fusion of bone structures includes an implant member for positioning between opposed bone structures having a first ring-like segment and a second ring-like segment which engage one another in an end-to-end manner. Each ring-like segment in |
| 6896702 |
Securing an augment to a prosthetic implant component |
May 24, 2005 |
| A selected augment, shown as a tibial augment, is secured at an augmentation location on a prosthetic implant component, shown as a tibial implant component, by a securing element assembled with the body of the augment for displacement relative to the augment body to selectively enga |
| 6875211 |
Apparatus for spinal stabilization |
April 5, 2005 |
| An apparatus is disclosed for connecting first and second elongated spaced apart spinal rods to one another which includes an elongated body portion, a clamp portion depending from the body portion for engaging a spinal rod, the clamp portion defining a deformable clamp body having oppos |
| 6849275 |
Calcium phosphate composition and method of preparing same |
February 1, 2005 |
| A method for controlling the formation of a hydroxyapatite bone filler from dry calcium phosphate precursors in an aqueous solution uses coated sodium phosphate powder. The sodium phosphate powder is coated with a water soluble cellulose. Until the cellulose dissolves in the aqueous solu |
| 6849224 |
Methods for preparing selectively cross-linked polyethylene orthopedic devices |
February 1, 2005 |
| An improved prosthetic medical device having improved wear resistance and toughness is provided in the present application. A method is provided to selectively cross-link the polymeric matrix comprising the medical device by employing an interrupting means such as a mask, wire mesh or ch |
| 6832703 |
Monomer vial breaker |
December 21, 2004 |
| A cover for fracturing the neck of a glass ampoule or vial of the type having a glass body, a glass top and a glass neck joining the body to the top and dispensing fluid therefrom. The cover has a first portion with a hollow interior sized to sealingly receive and resiliently capture the |
| 6821528 |
Antibiotic calcium phosphate coating |
November 23, 2004 |
| A process for applying a coating having a therapeutic agent such as an antibiotic or a bone morphogenic protein to an implant uses the high surface area of a calcium phosphate coated metal implant as a repository for the therapeutic agent. The implant is coated with one or more layers |
| 6818171 |
Process for preparing selectively cross-linked polyethylene orthopedic devices |
November 16, 2004 |
| An improved prosthetic medical device having improved wear resistance and toughness is provided in the present application. A method is provided to selectively cross-link the polymeric matrix comprising the medical device by employing an interrupting means such as a mask, wire mesh or ch |
| 6818020 |
Non-oxidizing polymeric medical implant |
November 16, 2004 |
| A medical implant made of polymeric material having an increased oxidation resistance is formed by a method including the steps of placing a resin powder in a sealed container. A substantial portion of the oxygen is removed from the sealed contained by either a vacuum, an oxygen absorben |
| 6783721 |
Method of making an ion treated hydrogel |
August 31, 2004 |
| A high strength hydrogel having a constant swelling pressure upon implantation and thereafter is formed by preparing a hydrogel solution and then injecting the solution into a mold and cause to gel. The molded gel is then washed in a saline solution from about one day to twelve weeks, |
